At http://www.cornwall-opc-database.org/, click on Extra Searches. Regards Myra From: hainesc@msu.edu Sent: Monday, September 1, 2014 2:16 PM To: myra ; cornish-gen@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [CORNISH-GEN] OPC website updates in August How would we search for the 'other' databases? Emigrants obituaries for one?? thank you for all the help that this website provides. I have helped with transcribing and know how much time it takes. Carolyn Haines Holt, MI 48842

Hi, I tried that I was looking for Emigrant's obits and tried Emigrants but no luck for who I was looking for. Wanted to make sure that was where to look for the obits. Thank you for your help. > At http://www.cornwall-opc-database.org/, click on Extra Searches. > > Regards > > Myra > > From: hainesc@msu.edu > Sent: Monday, September 1, 2014 2:16 PM > To: myra ; cornish-gen@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [CORNISH-GEN] OPC website updates in August > > How would we search for the 'other' databases? Emigrants obituaries for one?? > thank you for all the help that this website provides. I have helped > with transcribing and know how much time it takes. > > > Carolyn Haines > Holt, MI 48842 > ------------------------------- > Listmom:  ybowers@gmail.com or CORNISH-GEN-admin@rootsweb.com > > Visit the OPC (Online Parish Clerk) web page for transcription > information http://www.cornwall-opc.org/ > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > CORNISH-GEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >   Carolyn Haines Holt, MI 48842

Hello All These are the updates made to our OPC database (http://www.cornwall-opc-database.org/) and central website (http://www.cornwall-opc.org/) during August:- BMBs: Crowan baptisms, Cury burials, Illogan baptisms (OT), Liskeard baptisms & marriages, Perranzabuloe banns, Redruth baptisms (OT), Sancreed baptisms (OT), St Columb BC baptisms, St Columb Minor baptisms OTHER RECORDS: Emigrants' Obituaries, Emigrant Convicts' dossiers, Lanhydrock C. E. Mixed School Admissions, Redruth East End School Admissions, Truro Settlement Documents (more to follow), Wills Regards Myra Cordrey

How would we search for the 'other' databases? Emigrants obituaries for one?? thank you for all the help that this website provides. I have helped with transcribing and know how much time it takes. > Hello All > > These are the updates made to our OPC database > (http://www.cornwall-opc-database.org/) > and central website > (http://www.cornwall-opc.org/) during August:- > > BMBs: Crowan baptisms, Cury burials, Illogan baptisms (OT), Liskeard > baptisms & marriages, Perranzabuloe banns, Redruth baptisms (OT), Sancreed > baptisms (OT), St Columb BC baptisms, St Columb Minor baptisms > > OTHER RECORDS: Emigrants' Obituaries, Emigrant Convicts' dossiers, > Lanhydrock C. E. Mixed School Admissions, Redruth East End School > Admissions, Truro Settlement Documents (more to follow), Wills > > Regards > > Myra Cordrey > > ------------------------------- > Listmom:  ybowers@gmail.com or CORNISH-GEN-admin@rootsweb.com > > Visit the OPC (Online Parish Clerk) web page for transcription > information http://www.cornwall-opc.org/ > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > CORNISH-GEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >   Carolyn Haines Holt, MI 48842

Very little news this week. West Briton and Cornwall Advertiser. Friday, 20th August, 1858 METHODIST FREE CHURCH - On Monday a public tea meeting was held at the parade-street Chapel, Penzance, being designed as a farewell meeting with the circuit minister, the Rev. THOS. ELLERY, who removes from Penzance to Bradford in Yorkshire. Upon the removal of the trays addresses were delivered by the chairman, Mr. W. H. RODD, Mr. W. ROD, Mr. JOHN RICHARDS, Mrs. DEAN, and Mr. ELLERY, the choir at intervals performing some pieces of sacred music. At the close Mr. Ellery was presented with a purse of money, as a mark of the church's esteem. Mr. Ellery will be succeeded by the Rev. JOHN HIRST, of the Forest of Dean, in Gloucestershire, who has been, by the recent assembly of the body, appointed to the Penzance circuit. THE LATE MELANCHOLY ACCIDENT TO THE REV. T. S. WOOD - Our readers will recollect the painful circumstances under which the Rev. T. S. WOOD, Wesleyan minister came to his death. He left a widow and eight children, not only to mourn the loss of their dearest earthly friend, but deprived of that support which a husband and father previously supplied. This deprivation has fallen with peculiar severity in the present instance. As the assistance afforded to the widows of Wesleyan ministers, from the connexional funds, is regulated by the term of their ministerial service, Mr. Wood not having completed the 20th year of his itinerancy at the time of his death, the annual sum which Mrs. Wood is entitled to receive will be insufficient to provide adequate support for so large a family. The Methodists of Devonport (in which circuit Mr. Wood was stationed) have commenced a subscription in aid of the family, and it being known that many in Camborne (where Mr. Wood laboured with much acceptance up to the Conference of 1857) felt desirous of uniting in this benevolent object, Messrs. GEORGE SMITH and MARK PEARSE have announced their readiness to receive and forward any subscriptions with which they may be favoured from Camborne or elsewhere. The case is one which commends itself to the public generally, and we trust that Christians of all denominations, mindful of the heroism shewn by Mrs. Wood at her husband's dying bed, will respond liberally to the invitation. THE CORNWALL LIBRARY - The Rev. FRANCIS CHARLES HINGESTON, M.A., of Exeter College, Oxford, has recently forwarded to the Cornwall Library, through Mrs. HEARD and SONS, booksellers, a copy of each of the works recently edited by him for Her Majesty's Government, viz. "The Chronicle of England, by JOHN CAPGRAVE," and the "Liber de Illustribus Henricis," by the same author. Mr. Hingeston has also presented to this library a copy of his Translation of the latter work, recently published by the Messrs. Longman. All the books are very handsomely printed on large paper, half-bound in the Roxburgh style, and illustrated by engravings and beautiful facsimiles of portions of the ancient manuscripts. We are glad to find a Cornishman whose duties now call him to a distance from the county, thus doing his best to encourage the public institutions of his native town. SUBSCRIPTIONS BY Mr. GURNEY, M.P. - Mr. S. GURNEY has sent various sums as subscriptions to societies and schools at Penryn and Falmouth; amounting in the whole, to Penryn, GBP32, and to Falmouth GBP44; besides which he subscribes GBP5 to the Cornwall Sailors' Home, GBP2 to the Polytechnic Society, and GBP1 to the society for teaching the blind. Mr. Gurney also subscribes to the regatta and the cricket club at Falmouth. ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS - Among the successful candidates at the Royal College of Surgeons, London, on Friday the 13th instant, we observe the name of Mr. THOMAS SLEEMAN REED, late pupil of Mr. J. J. A. BULLOCKE, M.D., surgeon, &c., Constantine, in this county. WRESTLING - At St. Stephens by St. Austell, wrestling was commenced on Tuesday the 10th instant, at a short distance from the church-town. Some few opulent miners from the "gold diggings" in Australia, natives of Cornwall, and who contributed liberally towards the prizes, were present, and manifested considerable interest in the proceedings. After a sharp contest, and some excellent play, the first day's prizes were won as follows:- First prize of GBP1. 10s. by WILLIAM TREGLOWN, Sticker, near St. Austell; second, GBP1 by THOMAS BULLOCK; third, 10s. by JOSEPH CUNDY, both of St. Stephens by St. Austell. On Tuesday, although a large concourse of people were present they did not exceed the number of spectators that were on the ground on Wednesday, when thirty-two standards were made. The arrangements of the committee were considered to be fair. Not a single accident occurred; tolerably good temper was manifested on the part of the players, and very few disputes arose. The second day's prizes were awarded as follows:- WILLIAM YELLAND first, GBP1. 10s.; THOMAS WAKEHAM second, GBP1; WILLIAM SNELL third, 10s., all of St. Stephens. It is said that better order and play at a wrestling match have never been witnessed in the parish. LONGEVITY - A Correspondent states that within a mile around St. Agnes Church Town, there are fifty persons, 25 of whom will average 82 years, and 25 - 74 3/4 , 35 being females and 15 men. GOLD FOUND BY CORNISHMEN - A letter received in Penzance on Tuesday last, states as follows, dated Belfast, Victoria, Australia, 11th June, 1858:- "Per Electric Telegraph, yesterday, we received here information from Ballarat of the largest find of gold yet made, a small lump weighing 224 1/2 lbs., worth from GBP11,000 to GBP12,000, by 22 Cornishmen." Some accounts say 24, others 22 Cornishmen, but particulars of this extraordinary "find" may be seen under the head "Australia." JOSIAH GLASSON, formerly engineer to the Serpentine Works, Penzance, is one of the lucky lot. AGE REAPERS - Three persons, whose united ages amounted to upwards of 215 years, reaped several acres of wheat last week, in a field hear Helford. EXTRAORDINARY WHEAT PRODUCE - Mr. WILLIAM C. MENHINICK, of Nancor, near Grampound, whilst visiting the Exhibition of 1851 noticed an unusually fine sample of Austrian wheat and requested the favour of a few grains. He brought to Wadebridge about 100 grains, which he that year dibbled in, in one square yard of ground. This produced, in 1852, two gallons, this in 1853, was again dibbled in, in about a quarter of an acre, and produced 80 gallons; this produced in 1854, 50 bushels. This ratio would give 50 acres (customary) in 8155, 500 in 1856, 5,000 in 1857, and 50,000 in 1858, or more than the whole of the sowing of the County of Cornwall in one year. The quality of this wheat is superior to any ever grown in that neighbourhood. The first prize at the Annual Farmers' Club has always been awarded to it, and it is now known as "The Exhibition Wheat." CATCHING SNAKES - At the southern extremity of the parish of Duloe, on the banks of the Tregarrick rivulet, stands an old dilapidated cottage, which is inhabited by an ingenious man, named JAGO, formerly of the Cornish Rangers. About the middle of June last, whilst engaged in an outhouse, situated near to that end of his dwelling which contains the fire-place, Jago observed a large snake enter a hole in the building. Knowing the walls to be thoroughly riddled by rates, he became anxious lest the snake should find its way to the interior, and therefore resolved to trap it. After considering on several plans, it occurred to him, that if he were to place a common rat gin with its jaws transversely set, opposite to the hole, it might answer his purpose. He soon discovered, however, that the intruder, by measuring its length over both the jaws at the same time, was, on the closing of the trap, lifted clear off it, without injury. He consequently reversed the position of the gin, and by placing it longitudinally, so that the reptile would be compelled to traverse the plate, he caught, in the space of a few days, seventeen large snakes, some of which measured four feet in length. There is little doubt that these reptiles had quitted their favourite haunts in the neighbourhood, (the extensive coppice woods of Coldrinnick) for the purpose of depositing their eggs in a congenial place for hatching, which the warmth of the wall presented. Another instance of this propensity in the snake to make the habitation of man subservient to its purposes, used to occur annually at the old farm-house of Colvase, in the parish of Morval, during the occupation of Mr. OLIVER; whose family at a certain season of the year were constantly annoyed with the presence of these loathsome creatures, by their wiggling forth from their temporary resort (the wood corner) to sport on the kitchen floor. TRURO POLICE - On Saturday, before Mr. CHAPPEL and Mr. E. MICHELL, WILLIAM CHARLES SIMMONS, of Pydar-street, was charged with assaulting and beating EDWARD TANK. The complainant is an industrial teacher at the Truro Union-house, and rendered some assistance to the police when the disturbance took place at the recent wrestling match. Simmons has since frequently accosted him in the streets in an offensive manner. On the evening of the 11th instant, Simmons met Tank in Kenwyn-street, and asked if he was not a policeman, and said, "you are the fellow that struck me down in the wrestling field." He then struck Tank a violent blow on the mouth, causing it to bleed, and loosening some of his teeth. Simmons was severely reprimanded by the magistrates and fined 20s. and costs; in default of payment he was committed to the house of correction for one calendar month. On Monday, before Mr. E. MICHELL and Mr. CHAPPEL, THOS. BEHENNA, rope-maker, Pydar-street, was charged with having, on the 13th instant, assaulted GEORGE POLSUE, aged 13 years, son of Mr. POLSUE, also a rope-maker, in Pydar-street. The evidence was contradictory, but the magistrates felt satisfied that Behenna had used a stick on the boy's head; they allowed the summons to be withdrawn on payment of 5s. costs. PHILIP JAMES, a carter in the employ of Mr. WADE, spirit-merchant, was summoned by Mr. DREW, lessee of toll gates, for having on the 13th instant, passed through the Plint's barn gate with a cart without paying toll. He was fined in the mitigated penalty of 20s. and costs, the magistrates telling him that they had power to fine him to the extent of GBP10. Several boys were charged with disorderly conduct, and wilfully damaging a door in the house of Mr. MATTHEWS, St. Dominick-street. Most of the boys attended a ragged school, in Back-lane, and the mischief was done on Sunday afternoon by throwing stones at the door. One of the boys, called WILLIAMS, was fined 2s.6.; PENROSE was fined 2s., and the other five boys were fined 1s. each. On Wednesday last, before Mr CHAPPEL, ELIZABETH ANN STEVENS, of Redruth, who lives with a man called STODDERT, in Calenick-street, was summoned for threatening the life of MARY JANE PAINE, a girl about twelve years of age, daughter of CATHERINE PAINE, a girl about twelve years of age, daughter of CATHERINE PAINE, Calenick-street. The magistrate, after hearing the evidence, recommended the parties to settle the case; if they did not, he should bind over Stevens to keep the peace. Stevens promised that she would not threaten or insult the mother or daughter again, and the case adjourned for a week for defendant to pay costs. ASSAULT AT TRURO - On Monday last, before Mr. CHAPPEL and Mr. E. MICHELL, magistrates, JOHN POWELL, aged 21 of Idless, in the parish of Kenwyn, was charged with having committed an assault with intent, &c., on ANN WESTCOTT, single woman, aged 21. Evidence as given in the case by the young woman, by WILLIAM LANCE, shoemaker, JOHN GALE, railway contractor employed on the Cornwall Line, W. J. NASH, police superintendent, and Police constable GAY. The prosecutrix, Ann Westcott, has been for eight years a respectable, well-conducted servant with Mr. TRUSCOTT, of the Plume of Feathers beer-shop, Pydar-street; and Mr. John Gale, railway contractor and his wife (a daughter of Mr. Truscott) live in the same house. On Saturday night last, about seven o'clock, Mr Gale was suffering from tooth-ache, and sent the servant, Ann Westcott, to the Railway Inn, near the railway arch in Pydar-street, for some brandy. When she was leaving the inn with the brandy, she saw John Powell standing in the doorway. He made use of very course language to her, and then followed her to the railway arch, where he committed the alleged assault. She resisted as strongly as she could, upon which, she said, he struck her a blow on the head, and placed his hand over her mouth to prevent her calling for assistance. He also grasped her neck in the struggle, and it was severely scratched with his nails. On her screaming for help, William Lance came to her assistance, and Powell then ran away. Lance assisted her to the Plume of Feathers inn, where she arrived in a state of great excitement, and with her clothes much torn and disordered. She gave information to her master, Mr. Truscott, of what had occurred, and he at once accompanied her to the Railway Inn, where, amongst several other men, she identified young Powell as the man who has assaulted and ill-treated her. Mr. Truscott charged him with it, and he made no reply; Mr. Truscott the said, "I will send for a policeman and you shall be punished for this," and then Powell rose and went out of the house. Information was given, and the police constable NORTHEY went to the Railway Inn, but Powell was not to be found. On Sunday Mr. NASH went to the Plume of Feathers, and took the young woman's information, and on Monday morning a warrant was issued for the apprehension of Powell. Information was received that he was then at the Railway Inn, and police constable GAY proceeded there and made inquiries, but he was not to be found. The policeman, however, having suspicion that he was on the premises, went into the back yard to search, and at length found him in an outhouse, covered over with straw and faggot-wood. He was taken before Mr. Chappell and Mr. E. Michell on the same day, and remanded till Tuesday, when he was committed for trial. He was subsequently admitted to bail, himself in GBP50 and two sureties in GBP100 each, to appear at the next quarter sessions. ST. AUSTELL POLICE - On Monday last, JAMES MITCHELL, was charged before Mr. E. COODE, jun., and Mr. LAKES, county magistrates, with assaulting Police Inspector BARNES, for which offence he was sentenced to one month's hard labour. On Tuesday, a farm servant belonging to Mr. RICHARD JULYAN, of St. Ewe, named JOHN ROWE, was charged before Mr. Lakes, with leaving his master's service without giving him notice, and was committed for 14 days to hard labour. PENZANCE PETTY SESSIONS - On Monday last, before the Mayor, Mr. W. D. MATHEWS, the justice, and Mr. J. BATTEN, JOHN ROGERS, of Sancreed, was fined 5s. and costs for riding furiously through the streets. JOHN CARE, of Towednack, was fined 5s. and costs for allowing his cart to remain in the street. JOHN BARRYMAN, coachman to Mr. E. BOLITHO, complained of an assault on the 10th ult. by THOMAS LADNER, of Madron, labourer, JOSEPH COCK, shoemaker, of Penzance, and JOHN BODILLY, of Penzance, baker. Berryman alleged that Cock and Bodilly struck him, but it was proved the Berryman's conduct was very outrageous, and the magistrates dismissed the case. (Both Berryman and Barryman spelling used in this article.) TREGONY PETTY SESSION - At these sessions held at Ruan Highlanes, on the 9th instant, WILLIAM NICHOLLS, innkeeper, Probus, was fined 10s. and costs for keeping his house open for the sale of beer at 4 p.m. on Sunday the 13th of June. ROBERT SMITH, innkeeper, St. Mawes, was fined 2s. 6d. and 12s. 8d. costs for selling beer to some sailors just landed from a vessel in the harbour, at half past eleven a.m. on Sunday the 11th July last. CHARLES COX, of Tregony, was fined 5s. for being drunk and disorderly on the 17th of July. JAMES CROWLE, of Probus, labourer, was fined 5s. for a similar offence, on the 5th ult., and in default of payment, each was sentenced to be place in the stocks for six hours. STABBING HORSES - Two brothers, named THOMAS and RICHARD JAMES, of the parish of Perranzabuloe, were apprehended on Thursday, the 12th inst., by Police-constable CLOGG, 140, of Perranzabuloe, and Sergeant STRIPLING, of St. Agnes, on a charge of cutting and stabbing horses. They were committed by Mr. PETER, of Chiverton, county magistrate, to take their trial at the next quarter sessions, at Bodmin. Great praise is due to Sergeant Stripling as well as to Police-constable Clogg, for their very vigilant, strenuous, and energetic efforts in the apprehension of these persons, as some considerable time had elapsed between the perpetration of the crime and the apprehension of the offenders. ALARMING FIRE AT MEVAGISSEY - On Monday last, about noon, smoke was observed to issue from a loft occupied by Messrs. JAGO, for the purpose of storing their seine. The attention of several persons was called to it, and an alarm made, but in a very short space of time, a portion of the roof, along with another loft adjoining it, belonging to Messrs. WILLIAM and BENJAMIN ROBERTS, coopers, used for storing pilchard casks, and which at the time contained 185; and also the roof and upper story of the King's Arms Inn, burst into flames. The last mentioned house is connected with Messrs. Jago's loft by the loft belonging to Messrs. Roberts, which stood between. As may be imagined, the greatest alarm soon prevailed. The fire being so fierce, and no engine nearer than St. Austell, it was considered impossible to subdue the flames. A very large number of men soon assembled with ladders and buckets, when Mr. Benjamin Roberts, (the owner of the greater part of the property) promptly ordered one of his houses to be pulled down so as to stop the fire from spreading, and also to enable them better to get at the strongest part of the fire in his loft, which was situated in a back court and very difficult to access. When that was done, ladders were placed against the houses on each side of the fire, and men mounted on the roofs and poured an immense quantity of water on it from all sides, so that in an hour it was got under, and subdued. Immediately on its being discovered, the policeman left on horseback for the engine at St. Austell, which arrived at Mevagissey very quickly, but before it came the fire was quite subdued. Very providentially the tide was in, and the fishermen were not out, and the houses being situated very close to the water, caused the fire to be arrested when it was. Too great praise cannot be given to the fishermen, sailors, and inhabitants generally for the great exertions made by all, and the great daring evinced by many who mounted the roofs of the adjoining houses, quite close to the flames, in order to throw the water in. By these exertions the fire was stayed, and prevented spreading; otherwise the consequences would have been most alarming, the houses being so close together and the streets so narrow. Altogether five dwelling-houses are burnt and destroyed, along with Messrs. Roberts's loft, and a portion of the roof of Messrs. Jago's loft. The only accident was a man getting a rather severe cut on his hand. It is hoped this event will lead to a fire-engine being established in the town; there is a large amount of property insured in different offices, who would doubtless very willingly contribute towards it. DEATH FROM DRINKING COLD WATER - On the 10th instant, MARY WILLIAMS TREMAIN, aged nineteen years, died at Tregoning, in the parish of Newlyn East. During the day. Deceased was engaged in the harvest field taking out the corn after the reapers. It was a very hot day; and about two p.m., under the influence of a burning sun, and feeling very thirsty, she drank two or three cups of cold water, from the effects of which she became very ill, and without uttering a word from the time she was first taken, died about midnight in convulsions; another fatal instant of the effects of cold water upon a heated system. FATAL MINE ACCIDENT - As a young man named HANCOCK was descending the engine shaft in Great Wheal Busy Mine, on Tuesday last, a stone fell from above and struck him on the head, killing him on the spot. INQUEST - An inquest was held on the 12th, before Mr. PENDER, coroner for Falmouth, and a respectable jury, on the body of PHILIP JOSEPH SAMBELL, aged one year and nine months. He died on the Tuesday preceding. From the evidence adduced it appeared that the deceased had fallen over the quay and sustained such severe injuries as to cause his death. A verdict of "accidental death," from that cause, was returned. A BERLIN LETTER:- "The meeting between the Queen of England and the Princess Frederick William, her daughter, was very affecting. The Princess sprang into the railway carriage to her royal mother, and the two remained clasped in each other's arms for some time unable to speak."

I would like to say a big thank you to all those on the list who took the time to reply to my original post asking for help with background on Christopher Ellis RICHARDS. Quite a lot of information has been acquired now on this family - much of it due to the wonderful Cornish OPC database - and the people involved in making it all happen. We are fortunate these days to have so many family history resources available compared to the old days when it was - write a letter, include a SAE and wait for weeks hoping to receive a reply. I now have details on the RICHARDS family encompassing their early days in Cornwall, the big move of some of the family to South Africa, and the even Bigger move of some of them to Australia. The move to Australia resulted in the birth of one of my male cousins and now we know just that much more about his ancestry. No doubt there is still more to discover, but thanks again to all who volunteered information and advice. Barb in Australia

West Briton and Cornwall Advertiser. 13th August, 1858. STEAM TO NEW YORK DIRECT - And the cheapest and shortest route to Canada West. The Liverpool, New York, and Philadelphia Steamship Company, intend dispatching their full powered, Clyde-built, Iron Screw Steam-ships from Liverpool to New York, as follows:- City of Baltimore... Wednesday, 18th August. Kangaroo... Wednesday, 1st September. City of Washington... Wednesday 15th August, and each alternate Wednesday. Cabin passage, 15, 17, and 21 Guineas, according to the accommodation. Forward Passage, 8 Guineas, including provisions. Passengers for Canada and the United States, booked through on very advantageous terms. For further particulars, apply to WILLIAM INMAN, 22, Water-street, Liverpool; or to GEORGE M. STRINGER, Plymouth; WILLIAM WADE, Redruth; JOHN PERMEWAN, Penzance; BENJAMIN J. NOTT, St. Austell; and J. VINCENT, Truro. STEAM UNDER 60 DAYS TO AUSTRALIA - Passage GBP14 and Upwards. The Liverpool and Australian Navigation Company's celebrated Steam Clippers, in conjunction with the Eagle Line Of Packets, are dispatched on the 15th of each month, to the consignment of BRIGHT BROTHERS, and co., Melbourne, forwarding Passengers to all parts of Australia. Packet of 15th August, the magnificent new seven years' A 1 first class clipper ship "Resolute," Capt. WALLACE, 1,112 tons register, 3,000 tons burthen. This magnificent new clipper, built specially for the passenger trade, is one of the handsomest models afloat, and is expected to prove the fastest ship of the day. Her noble and spacious saloon is fitted in the most complete manner with baths, ladies' rooms, &c. The state rooms, 9ft. by 6 1/2 ft. are very large and commodious; and bedding and every requisite is provided. Apply to GIBBS, BRIGHT & CO., 1 North John Street, Liverpool; ROBERTS & IRVING, 9 Cornhill, London; or to Mr. EDWARD HEARD, Stationer, &c., Boscawen Street, Truro; Mr. J. S. TONKIN, Gwennap, near Redruth; Mr. JOHN BEST, Falmouth, and Helston, Cornwall. THE GOLD-FIELDS OF BRITISH COLUMBIA - The San Francisco correspondent of the Times sums up all the reliable information on the subject of the value of the new gold fields. He writes on the 14th of June:- All the arrivals of individuals and of correspondence not only confirm all the information conveyed in my late letters, but bring further intelligence of a still more flattering character than anything I have hitherto reported, and of a more precise and practical nature than we before knew. The effect in California has been astonishing; but instead of describing this at present, I will give the facts which have produced it. The only way in which I can give an intelligent statement in a moderate compass is to sift the facts from the mass of correspondence and personal details at hand. The following is the experience of a man from San Francisco, well known here, connected with a business firm in this place, and whose statement is worthy of credit. He left San Francisco in April, and, in company with seven others, ascended the Fraser River 275 miles. I will let him tell his story in his own way, interposing only such remarks of my own as will be explanatory of his "terms" and of the localities mention. "We proposed all along coming up from Fort Hope to Sailors' Bar, several days' travel, and in some places cot two bits to the pan and in some places five cents." Two "bits" may be set down as of the value of a shilling sterling. We camped and commenced mining at Sailors' Bar, about 25 miles above Fort Yale, which has rich diggings, in some places paying as high as six bits to the pan. The "pan," most readers know by this time is a small tin basin with which the miner "washes" the gravel containing the gold. When I arrived miners were making as high as six ounces a day to the rocker. These are enormous earnings. Six ounces of gold, at its market value of 16 dollars the ounce, will be nearly GBP20 per sterling, as the product of the daily labour of two men, which a "rocker" should have to work it sufficiently - one to "fill" and another to "rock," and not hard work either, barring the inconvenience of being in the water. Such results were frequent in the early times of California mining when the soil was "virgin." We mined along the banks of the river (the Fraser), and the average was from two to three ounces per day to the rocker. Miners are at work all along the banks of the river, for 25 miles about Port Yale. These returns refer to mining carried on on such "bars" of the Frazer River as were exposed; but the rise of all of the water from the melting of the snow on the mountains far up rendered the work uncertain till August, when the waters subside for the season. The river sometimes rises three feet in a night, and as a consequence, a man cannot make his expenses there. It appears from the concurrent testimony of all who have been up the Fraser and Thompson rivers that the higher they go up the more plentiful the gold becomes. This corresponds exactly with Californian mining experience. The gold is retained where the bed of the stream is gravelly. This man describes the country as - very rich and beautiful, but high and mountainous. You are surrounded by mountains entirely. There is plenty of timber. And everything a miner can wish for except game and provisions. But this is rather a grave desideraturm, as even miners cannot eat gold. However, there is some "balm in Gilead." There are plenty of salmon in the river, and brown bears in the woods. They (the bears) are very good eating. They are much more accommodating "bears" than their "grizzly" brethren of California, whose flesh is as tough as shoe-leather. Whether we 'prospected' (above Fort Yale) found gold - at some places more, at others less; but we found gold everywhere. At the rapids or falls, 20 odd miles about Fort Yale, where the water fell near 15 feet over the rocks and prevented our ascending higher (in their canoe) we prospected and found gold very plenty. Near the falls and from Sailor's Bar up, many miners were at work, all with rockers. Gold very fine - requiring blankets to be spread at the bottom of the rockers to save the find particles. There are, undoubtedly, plenty of 'bars' containing gold. By the use of quicksilver twice as much gold could be saved, as some of it is as fine as flour." The person from whose narrative I have been quoting left his mining "claim" in charge of two partners. He bought down to San Francisco some of the "dust" dug by him above Sailors' Bar. It is in fine scales of a dark brownish colour, as if alloyed with copper. He had returned to the Fraser river with supplies of provisions, &c. The special correspondent of the San Francisco Bulletin, a reliable authority, writes from Fort Langley, 25 miles up the Fraser, under date May the 25th, that he had just come down from Fort Yale - the locality above spoken of - where he found 60 men and 200 Indians, with their squaws, at work on a "bar" of about 500 yards in length, called "Hill's Bar," one mile below Fort Yale, and 15 miles from Fort Hope, all trading posts of the Hudson's Bay Company. "The morning I arrived, two men (KERRISON and Co.) cleaned up 5 1/2 ounces from the rocker, the product of half a day's work. Kerrison and Co. the next day cleaned up 10 1/2 ounces from two rockers, which I saw myself weighed. This bar is acknowledged to be one of the richest ever seen, and well it may be, for there is a product of 15 1/2 ounces, worth 247 1/2 dollars, or GBP50 sterling, from it in a day and a half to the labour of two rockers. Old Californian miners say they never saw such rich diggings. The average result per day to the man was fully 20 dollars; some much more. The gold is very fine; so much so that it was impossible to save much more than two-thirds of what went through the rockers. This defect in the "rocker" must be remedied by the use of quicksilver to "amalgamate" the finer particles of gold. This remedy is at hand, for California produces quicksilver sufficient for the consumptions of the whole world in her mountains of Cinnabar. Supplies are going on by every vessel. At Sailor Diggings, above Fort Yale, they are doing very well, averaging form 8 dollars to 25 dollars per day to the man. I am told that the gold is much coarser on Thompson river than it is in Fraser river. I saw yesterday about 250 dollars of coarse gold from Thompson river in pieces averaging 5 dollars. Some of the pieces had quartz among them. HILL, who was the first miner on the bar bearing his name, just above spoken of, with his partner, has made some GBP600 on it in almost sixteen days' work. Three men just arrived from Sailor Diggings have brought down 670 dollars in dust, the result of twelve days' work. Gold very fine. Rising of the river driving the miners off for a time. Another authority, a Californian miner, known in San Francisco, also lately returned from the Fraser and Thompson rivers, testifies to the existence of gold in great quantity. This statement, he says, is true; gold does exist in this new country, and there is no doubt in my mind that the upper mines are much like the upper mountain mines of California. The first diggings are not far from the Sound (Puget Sound); but there, as in California, the richest mines will be found far up in the mountains. He advises the multitudes now rushing up in such mad haste "to be the first there," that "there is no occasion to hurry, as the gold won't run away, not be dug up in a day, nor in years."" LOCAL INTELLIGENCE - ECCLESIASTICAL - The Rev. WILLIAM PESTER CHAPPEL, M.A., eldest son of Mr. WILLIAM TRAER CHAPPEL of Truro, has been instituted to the Rectory of Camborne, void by the death of the Rev. HUGH ROGERS, who was the incumbent for 42 years. The Rev. VERNON PAGE has been instituted to the Rectory of St. Tudy, void by the death of the Rev. HONORATUS LEIGH THOMAS. The Rectory of Camborne is value at GBP900 a year, and that of St. Tudy at GBP650. CHURCH RATE MEETING AT LUDGVAN - A notice having been posted, signed ARCHIBALD PARIS, rector, and JOHN EDWARDS and ROBERT BILKEY, churchwardens, that a vestry would be held at the Schoolroom, on the 6th of August, at ten o'clock in the morning, to apply for a church-rate; a great number assembled, and very much complained that they should be called from the harvest field to attend such a meeting. No estimate was produced by the churchwardens, nor any account given of the voluntary subscription they had received, which is said to be many pounds. It was moved by Mr. WILLIAM RICHARDS, and seconded by Mr. JAMES HOSKING, that three half-pence in the GBP be granted. An amendment was moved by Mr. R. V. HOSKING, and seconded by Mr. ROBERT CURNOW, that no rate be granted, and that no church-rate meeting take place for the next twelve months. The chairman refused to put the amendment, which was persisted in by a majority of the meeting. The chairman insisted that those in favour of the rate would hold up their hands, when eight hands only were held up. Mr. Hosking desired those against the rate to hold up, when 25 hands were shown. Mr. WILLIAM RICHARDS, a resident at Penzance, three miles off, demanded a poll, and a notice in the chairman's handwriting has been stuck up, that the poll will take place next Friday from ten a.m. to four p.m. Mr. R. V. Hosking said there are now nine chapels in the parish kept up by voluntary subscription, and he offered to subscribe towards the church. The Rector said he would not accept it. TRURO INSTITUTION - The Rev. F. C. HINGESTON, B.A., of Exeter College, Oxon, has forwarded for the library of the Truro Institution, through Mr. ENDEAN, Bookseller, a copy of "JOHN CAPGRAVE'S" Chronicle of England," published by the authority of the Lords Commissioners of her Majesty's Treasury, under the direction of the master of the Rolls, and of which he is the editor. THE OXFOR MIDDLE CLASS EXAMINATIONS - The results of the "examination of persons not members of the University," which was held at various Education Centres, in the week commencing the 21st of Jun, was on Wednesday last issued by the delegates. Among those candidates who were examined at Exeter, and obtained distinction, we observe the names of W. DREW, of Pennance, Cornwall, educated at Probus School, and S. EDWARDS, of Tavistock, educated at Union Terrace Academy, Barnstaple. UNIVERSITY COLLEGE, LONDON - At the distribution of prizes in the faculty of Medicine, for the session of 1857-58, held on Saturday last, the Gold Medal for Botany, the second Silver Medal for Chemistry, and a Certificate of Honour for Anatomy, were awarded to Mr. HENRY CHARLTON BASTIAN, of Falmouth. APOTHECARIES' HALL - Mr JAMES SAMER, of St. Cleather, passed his examination on the 5th instant. CORNWALL SAILORS' HOME - The following is from the Shipping Gazette, dated Limerick, August 3:- I beg leave, through the medium of your widely-circulated paper, to return my sincere thanks to the Superintendent of the Sailors' Home, at Falmouth; also the Master of the Home, Mr. PEARSON, for their kind attention to an apprentice belonging to the barque "Martha Kay," of Sunderland, named JOHN EVESON, who fell from the foregaff on the deck, the day we arrived at Falmouth, viz, the 10th ultimo, and broke his left leg below the knee, and cut his head badly, when he was taken to the Sailors' Home at Falmouth, and under the kind treatment as above I have no doubt but he will be able to join the ship again before she is ready to sail on her outward voyage, which will be from Cardiff. I beg to notice particularly that the Sailors' Home was kept clean and orderly, and I think every shipmaster ought to patronise Sailors' Homes as much as possible. I am, dear Sir, yours respectfully, P. E. LAWSON, Master of the barque "Martha Kay". SHIPWRIGHTS' WAGES - At a meeting of the master shipwrights, held on Wednesday last at Falmouth, the wages for shipwrights were reduced 6d. per day. EMBEZZLEMENTS BY A CLERK - At the Warwick assizes JESSE KITTO, late a clerk in the service of Messrs. VIVIAN and SONS and Mr. HENRY HUSSEY VIVIAN, copper smelters, of Swansea and Birmingham, was indicted for embezzling a large sum of money, the property of his masters. The indictment contained two counts, and the sum the prisoner was arraigned for embezzling was GBP287. 11s. 6d.; but the gross amount is supposed to exceed GBP1,000. Mr. MELLOR, Q.C., and Mr. BAYLY, were retained for the prosecution, and Mr. ADAMS for the defence. The prisoner was called up to plead on Friday evening, when he pleaded not guilty to the whole charge, and the trial was fixed to take place on Saturday morning. The prisoner, when placed at the bar, seemed to feel his position most acutely; he bowed his head on the bar of the dock, and wept bitterly. Mr. Adams, addressing the learned judge, said that, by his advice, the prisoner would withdraw his plea of not guilty, and acknowledge the offence with which he stood charged. His case had excited the greatest commiseration, and perhaps it would be right for him (Mr. Adams) to state to the court a few of the chief facts involved in the case. The prisoner, who was a very young man, had at an early age been appointed to a place of great trust and responsibility. His delinquency commenced by first taking a small sum of money, and that one misappropriation had of course let to the succeeding ones. The prisoner had always been treated kindly by his employers, and even now they wished him to be dealt with as leniently as possible. It was with a knowledge of that fact that the prisoner had thrown himself on the mercy of the court, and it was hoped that a severe sentence would not be passed. His Lordship: It is a very serious case, and one which I must have time to consider. The prisoner was then removed. He was brought up for sentence on Tuesday, when his lordship directed that he should be imprisoned for two years. (Jesse Kitto formerly lived in Truro, and was a pupil teacher at the Cornwall Central School before he went into the employ of Messrs. Vivian.) FALMOUTH QUARTER SESSIONS - At these sessions, held on the 6th instant, before Mr. COX, Recorder, Mr. MOORMAN, Mayor, and the borough magistrates, WILLIAM WARNE, and BETSY, his wife, were indicted for keeping a disorderly house, in Smithick-hill, Falmouth. Mr. A. YOUNG conducted the prosecution. The prisoners on being asked if they were defended by attorney, replied that they were too poor to employ one, whereupon the learned Recorder requested Mr. JENKINS to watch the case on their behalf. Several witnesses, who were neighbours, were called, and they proved that they were frequently disturbed at night by great noises occurring in the prisoner's house, by reason of men and women congregating there, and drinking and behaving otherwise disorderly; but the majority of these witnesses admitted, on cross-examination, that the noises arose from quarrels which took place between the prisoners themselves, and it seemed that a disturbance had, previous to the committal of the prisoners, taken place between these witnesses and the prisoners, and that summonses had been obtained for their attendance before the borough justices. Mr. Jenkins addressed the jury on behalf of the prisoner, and contended that with regard to the male prisoner there was no evidence whatever of his being guilty of the offence laid in the indictment, and that with regard to the female prisoner, the evidence failed to make out the charge; that a bad feeling was shewn to have existed between the witnesses for the prosecution and the prisoners, and that this was the reason why the present charge was brought forward, and that consequently their evidence was not to be relied on. The learned Recorder summed up the evidence very carefully, and the jury, after retiring, returned a verdict of not guilty as to William Warne, and guilty as to Betsy Warne, who was immediately discharged on her husband entering into a recognizance that she should appear and receive judgment whenever called upon. HELSTON QUARTER SESSIONS - At these sessions on Monday last, JANE CANNAN was tried for robbing WILLIAM LOBB, of St. Agnes, of GBP15, in gold, at Helston fair, on the 24th May. From the evidence of the prosecutor, it appeared that as he was passing along the street, a female suddenly seized him, and placing her left arm around his neck managed to abstract the money which was in an inside pocket of his waistcoat. He did not discover his loss for a few minutes, when he gave information to the police, and in a short time met the prisoner with another woman. He gave her in charge for the robbery, and she was committed for trial. It being late in the evening, and the person who robbed him having her face covered with a veil, the evidence did not seem satisfactory to the jury, and they declared Cannan Not Guilty. The woman is known to the police in the county, and goes by various names. ST AUSTELL PETTY SESSIONS - These sessions were held in the Town Hall, on Tuesday last, before Mr. E. COODE, jun., and Mr. LAKES, county magistrates, when the following cases were disposed of. THOMAS LAMERTON, of Holmbush, was charged by JOHN VICARY, gamekeeper to Major CARLYON, with trespassing on Tregrehan grounds in pursuit of game; he was fined 20s., and 12s. 6d. costs. WILLIAM HORE, of Mount Charles, was fined 5s. and expenses for being drunk and disorderly. On Wednesday last, RICHARD HICKS, a fish jobber of Mevagissey, was charged before Mr. LAKES with being drunk and driving furiously through the town of St. Austell. He was fined 5s. and expenses for being drunk, and was summoned to appear at the next petty sessions to answer to the charge of furious driving. TRURO POLICE - On the 5th inst., before Mr. CHAPPEL, ELIZA GORDON, an old Scotchwoman, who has spent a considerable time in Bodmin gaol, was charged by P. C. WHITE with being drunk and disorderly, making use of disgusting language, to the annoyance of the inhabitants, and wandering about the streets as a vagrant. She was again committed to Bodmin gaol for twenty-one days with hard labour. On Monday, before Mr. CHAPPEL and Mr. E. MICHELL, AMOS DUNGEY, blacksmith, was charged with being drunk and fighting near the Union Hotel, and assaulting and resisting police-constables WHITE AND GAY whilst in the execution of their duty. On Sunday evening, Dungey had been drinking at Malpas, and on his return went into the Union Hotel. A dispute arose between him and a man called BENNY, relative to the forthcoming Truro regatta; high words led to blows, and they turned out into the street to fight. Police constable Gay and White were soon on the spot, and apprehended Dungey, who resisted, kicking White in the forehead and different parts of the body, and also kicking Gay. It appeared the party in the public house were not making any disturbance before Dungey came. He was fiend 20s. and costs for assaulting and resisting White, and the same for the offence against Gay. On the same day (Monday) before Mr. CHAPPEL and Mr. E. MICHELL, ROBERT BLEE REYNALDS, son of Mr. JEREMIAH REYNALDS, was charged with assaulting THOMAS COCK, an apprentice to Mr. Reynalds. Defendant admitted that he had struck Cock, but said it was in consequence of provocation. A younger brother of Cock's was assisting Mr. Reynalds's son in making up parcels, and making two or three mistakes, young Mr. Reynalds said "if that is the way you do your work, you had better go home." The elder Cock then said to the young Reynalds, "you understand you are not his master, you have no right to interfere with him." Some further words passed, and Reynalds struck Thomas Cock on the breast. JAMES MAY, a waggoner, and HENRY BENNALLACK, a boy, both in Mr. Reynalds's employ, witnessed the assault, but stated that the blow as not a violent one, and could not have done injury. The magistrates suggested that the parties had better arrange their differences, as no serious assault had been committed. This, however, complainant declined to do, and defendant was fined 5s. and costs. On Tuesday, ELIZABETH WILLIAMS, of Probus, was committed for twenty-one days, for being drunk and disorderly at Chapel-hill, between seven and eight o'clock on Monday evening. ELIZABETH MARTIN and ANN MARIA MURREN, both of Truro, were charged with being drunk and disorderly in Kenwyn-street, on Monday evening. Mr. NASH proved previous convictions, Murren having been committed about twelve times and Martin six times. They were sentenced to three months' imprisonment with hard labour. On Wednesday last, SOPHIA STEVENS, of Truro, NANNY HUDDY, of Probus, and CATHERINE COCK, of Redruth, were charged before Mr. CHAPPEL with keeping houses of bad character in the neighbourhood of Chapel-hill, to the annoyance of the inhabitants. They were remanded till Thursday, when they were again brought up and ordered to pay costs and leave the town, or be committed for trial. They said they would do so, and a week was allowed them to comply with those conditions. CAMBORNE PETTY SESSIONS - At these sessions held on Tuesday last, before the Rev. U. TONKIN, chairman, Mr. R. DAVEY, Mr. C. A. REYNOLDS, and the Rev. T. PASCOE, JAMES HOOPER, of Illogan, JOHN COLLOCK, of St. Erth, SOLOMON MADDERN, THOMAS WILLIAM COOKE, JOHN WILLS, and WILLIAM STANLEY, of Phillack, JOHN ROGERS of Crowan, and THOMAS VINCENT, of Redruth, were summoned for being drunk and disorderly, and were each fined 5s. and costs. JOHN BETTISON, of Perran Wharf, and WILLIAM RICHARDS, of Crowan, appeared to summonses charged with driving without reins; fined 4s. 6d. each and costs. JOS. KING, of St. Hilary, was fined 31 and costs, for driving furiously. RICHARD BARTLE was fined 5s. and costs, for leaving his cart in the streets at Camborne. MARY ANN CARPENTER, of Carnbrea, in Illogan, was fined 6d. and costs, for assaulting GRACE CHAPPLE. JAMES HENRY HAYES, of St. ERTH, was fined 7s. 6d. and costs, for assaulting WILLIAM KESSEL, a deaf and dumb man; the case was proved through an interpreter. ANDREW CHRISTOPHER, of Lelant, was summoned for refusing to pay WILLIAM SLEE GBP1. 10s. 6d. due to him for wages; he was ordered to pay with costs. PRUDENCE CARDELL PENPRASE, who had been remanded, was brought before the bench charged with stealing carpeting from THOMAS OXENHAM. The case being clearly proved, and she was committed to Bodmin, for twenty-one days. HENRY BENNET, of Roche, was apprehended by COMBE, charged with stealing apples from JOHN HICKS, of Tear Waste, in the parish of Redruth. She was taken before Mr. C. A. REYNOLDS and find GBP1 and costs, or in default one month's imprisonment. SUICIDE ATTEMPTED - A man called NICHOLLS, who has been working at the confectionary in the employ of Mr. THOMAS CUMING, Lemon-street, Truro, had been drinking and idling about the town for the last three weeks, instead of attending his work. Last Saturday he lay in bed the greater part of the day at his lodgings in Fairmantle-street, and late in the afternoon the landlady of the house went up stairs, when on looking into his room, she saw his arm hanging over the bed and bleeding profusely. It appears he had opened a vein in his arm with a pair of scissors. Mr. WILLIAMS, surgeon, was immediately sent for, and under his care the drunkard's life has been preserved. It is stated that if he had remained undiscovered ten minutes longer, he must have bled to death. His wife and family have been compelled to leave him in consequence of his drinking habits, through which he is often subject to delirium tremens. ACCIDENTS - On Friday morning last, a lad called HARVEY caught his hand in some machinery at Messrs. HOLMANS' Foundry, St. Just, and got it severely crushed; and about the same time another lad called ROWE had his hand so injured at Boscean Mine, as to render the amputation of one finger necessary. Under the treatment of Messrs. HARVEY and CHENHALLS both are doing well. An accident of a serious nature occurred to two men called BOND and LOBB, by the premature explosion of powder they were about to blast. Bond has lost the use of one eye, and the other there is very little hope of saving. Lobb was more fortunate, escaping with a severe cut on the head, but which is not likely to be attended with any serious consequences. At Falmouth, on Monday last, a little boy called SAMBELL, fell over the quay, near his Father's house, and was much injured, and died after a few hours. CORONER'S INQUESTS - The following inquests have been held by Mr. J. CARLYON, county coroner:- On Saturday last, at Bolingey, in the parish of Perranzabuloe, on the bodies of NICHOLAS TREVILCOCK, aged 35 years, and JOHN RICHARDS aged 28 years; who were killed on Friday last at Wheal Budnick mine. The two deceased were tributors, and had gone underground on Thursday to work over an old stull at the back of the 20 fm. Level; not returning home at the usual hour in the evening, their friends became alarmed about them, and on some of the miners going underground to see if anything had happened, they found that the stull to a considerable extent, had run together, and buried the deceased underneath. They immediately set to work to extricate them, and after some hours NICHOLAS TREBILCOCK was first found, and shortly afterwards JOHN RICHARDS, very near him. They were both quite dead. The cause of the accident was no doubt owing to their not having supported their work sufficiently as they proceeded; but it appeared from the evidence of the witnesses that they could have had as much timber as they liked for that purpose by applying to the agents; and the jury returned a verdict of "accidental death." On Wednesday, at Mabe, on the body of NICHOLAS SPARGO, aged 25 years, who died on Tuesday morning from injuries he received the preceding Sunday by a kick in the bowels from a horse. Verdict, "accidental death." STANNARIES COURT - The quarterly sittings of this court commenced at Truro on Saturday last, before his Honor the Vice-Warden, E. SMIRKE, Esq. The following motions were made:- TODD v. WILKINSON and OTHERS - Swanpool Mine - This was a purser's petition, and Mr. HOCKIN moved for an extension of time of service on three defendants, named WILKINSON, MUSTON, and BOYLE, two living in London, and one in Hampshire. The Vice Warden extended the time of service six weeks. TREWEEKE v. BARNES, and ANOTHER - East Wheal Margaret - Mr. STOKES said this was a purser's petition for recovery of costs in arrears. Since service of the petition, one of the defendants had sent down GBP10 for payment of debt, but had omitted to pay the law costs. Mr. Stokes moved on the Registrar's certificate for a decree pro confesso for payment. The Vice Warden said he would consider the application. MICHELL v. FLETCHER and OTHERS - Wheal Trebarvah - A purser's petition against several defaulters. Mr. STOKES obtained an order for substitution of service on one of them, JOHN SMYTHE, of Eustace street, Dublin. BOYNS and ANOTHER v. CARTHEW - Mr. STOKES said this was a case at common law, in which it had been agreed that the matters in dispute should be settled by arbitration. He now moved for an order of reference, the referees to be Mr. JOHN BRANWELL and Mr. RICHARD PEARCE, of Penzance, who would name an umpire in the ordinary way. Mr. HOCKIN, on the part of the defendant, assented, and the order of reference was made. CARPENTER v. CREAMER and OTHERS - Chollacot Consols, (Devon). This was a purser's petition for recovery of costs. Mr. CHILCOTT said he moved only against the defendant Creamer, who held 470 shares, and owed GBP82. 5s. He moved for a decree for payment. Granted, to be made in seven days. Mr. Chilcott also moved in the case of the same mine and the same plaintiff against four other defendants, called STURGIS (assignee of BEASLEY, an insolvent), BRADENOUGH, LANE, and WHITMORE. Sturgis owed GBP67. 10s.; Bradenough, GBP1. 5s.; Lane, GBP12. 10s.; and Whitmore, GBP11. 7s. 6d. No answer had been filed, and he moved for a decree for payment. Granted; payment to be made in fourteen days. SKINNER and ANOTHER v. SECCOMBE - Gunnislake Maine. - A creditor's petition by Mr. SKINNER, of Tavistock, for recovery of GBP100. 7s. 10d. for goods supplied. No answer had been filed, and Mr. PAULL moved, on the Registrar's certificate and the usual affidavit for a decree for payment. Decree granted; payment to be made in fourteen days. JOHN LAITY v. ABSALOM BENNETT - A NOVEL APPLICATION - Mr. HOCKIN said this was an action at common law for trespass. The writ had been served and appearance entered, but the case was not on the cause list. Defendant states that he has a grant for plaintiff's father to search for minerals, which he refuses to produce, and he (Mr. Hockin) now moved for an order to compel production of that document, grounding his application on the 75th rule of court, and the common law procedure act, 1854. Mr. Hockin then read plaintiff's affidavit, which set out that his father, WILLIAM LAITY, of Perranuthnoe, is entitled to the whole of the surface, and one undivided moiety of the minerals in a field called the Welldown. That he has been seized of one undivided moiety of the surface sever since 1813, and of one undivided moiety thereof, and of the undivided moiety of the minerals therein since March 1836, when he purchased it of the Rev. JOHN ROGERS, now deceased. That in the Welldown field, a shaft was formerly sunk for mining, and that about the 19th of May last, plaintiff, by authority of his father, caused to be erected over the shaft a windlass or tackle for commencing mining operations. That on the 21st of May, the defendant, Absalom Bennett, by his agents and workmen, entered the field and carried away the windlass. That the defendant claims the exclusive right to mine for minerals in the said field for 21 years, claiming one undivided moiety as tenant of JOHN JOPE ROGERS, esq. (heir-at-law of the Rev. John Rogers, deceased,) and the other undivided moiety under plaintiff's father. That defendant asserts he has obtained a license by deed from John Jope Rogers, and a written license from plaintiff's father, rendering dues. That in the latter part of 1855, plaintiff's father signed a written license authorising Absalom Bennett, either alone or jointly with others, to work for minerals in one undivided moiety of the said field, for six or twelve months only on payment of dues, and that such license expired before May last. That immediately after the execution of that license (which plaintiff believed was in duplicate), it was taken possession of (with the duplicate if any), by Absalom Bennett or his agent, and neither plaintiff nor his father had since had possession of any duplicate, counterpart, or copy of the license. That Absalom Bennett has the license in his custody or power, and that plaintiff is ignorant of the contents thereof, except as before mentioned; and that plaintiff had caused application, by his attorney, to be made to Absalom Bennett for a copy of the license, and for leave to inspect the same, which he has refused. That the said license under which defendant claims to work in plaintiff's case; and that the inspection of such license is necessary and material to plaintiff's case, and on production will show that defendant at the time of the trespass for which this action is brought had in fact no exclusive right to mine or work in the said Welldown field. Mr. Hockin also read an affidavit by himself respecting correspondence which had passed between him and Messrs. Rogers and Son, of Helston, defendant's solicitors, in which, they stated that the term was for 21 years, but did not produce the document. The Vice Warden, after some consideration ranted an order nisi, that the defendant do within four days after notice, show cause why he should not answer an affidavit stating what documents he has in his possession or power relating to the matters in dispute, or what he knows as to the custody they or any of them are in, and whether he objects (and if so, on what grounds) to the production of such as are in his possession or power, and why such documents should not be produced for inspection on behalf of the plaintiff, and copies thereof be taken in his behalf. RASHLEIGH and OTHERS v. TRETHEWY and OTHERS - Mr. ROBERTS and Mr. HOCKIN for plaintiffs; Mr. STOKES for defendants. On the jury being called, and previous to their being sworn, Mr. Stokes, in behalf of Mr. GILL, the principal defendant, took preliminary objections to the jurisdiction of the Court, in accordance with the defendant's pleas - 1st, that the issue in the case involved a question of freehold right, which this Court was not competent to entertain; and 2ndly, that it was not an action to recover a mine under the circumstances to which the 15th section of the Stannary Act, 18th and 19th Victoria, had reference. But the principal plea to the jurisdiction of the Court was, that the issue involved a question of freehold, and on this point Mr. Stokes proposed to satisfy his Honour by examination of Mr. Gill; for, having pleaded to the jurisdiction of the Court on the grounds mentioned, he was not prepared to enter into the merits of the case before a jury. Mr. Roberts, in answer to Mr. Stokes's preliminary objection, contended that under the 15th section of the act 18th and 19th Victoria, his Honour had jurisdiction even over matters concerning freehold, under certain conditions, and also to entertain suits in equity for the determination of mine setts on the ground of breach of contract, &c.; in the present case, the plaintiff's action was one of ejectment for the recovery of a mine, and, therefore, as in ordinary suits, it was the plaintiff who was entitled to begin. Unless too the plaintiff began, it was impossible that the Court could know the facts of the case, so as to decide whether it was within its jurisdiction, or not. If, in the course of the hearing, it should appear that the issue involved a question of freehold, and so became a question of law, it would be competent to his Honour to stop the case; but until that event arose, he apprehended the case should proceed in the ordinary way. Mr. Hockin surmised that Mr. Stokes had, in all probability, taken his objection in limine, merely ex abundantia? cautela, in order that he might not be supposed to admit the jurisdiction of the Court by allowing the jury to be sworn. His Honour, having in the course of the argument, observed that there was no doubt that if the issue involved a question of freehold he had no jurisdiction, but that evidence on that subject must be on oath, ultimately ordered the jury to be sworn; Mr. Stokes stating that he should then immediately offer evidence on the plea to the jurisdiction of the Court. The jury having been sworn, Mr. Hockin opened the pleadings. The plaintiffs, he said, were WILLIAM RASHLEIGH, JOHN WOOD, and WILLIAM PAYNE, HENRY LAMBE (as administrator de bonis non of FRANCIS POLKINGHORNE, deceased), FRANCIS POLKINGHORNE PASCOE, EDWARD COODE, and THOMAS COODE, NICHOLAS CARBIS and WILLIAM HENRY BARRETT; and the defendants were THOMAS TRETHEWY and JOHN HORE, WILLIAM TREGONING and JAMES TREGONING, and THOMAS GILL. The action was one of ejectment brought to recover possession of Beam Tin Mine lying within certain Tinwork Bounds situated in the parishes of St Austell and Roche. In regard to the part of the mine in the parish of Roche the defendants made no claim; but as to the part in the parish of St. Austell, they alleged that this court had no jurisdiction inasmuch as it was the freehold of JOSEPH IVIMEY and others (who claimed under a conveyance from the Duchy of Cornwall, and as trustees of the TREVANION property;) and that the defendants, either in their own right, or as servants of the legal owners, were rightfully defending possession of the mine. Mr. STOKES then proposed to call Mr. THOMAS GILL, senior, to support by evidence the plea of non-jurisdiction on the ground that the issue involved a question of freehold. Mr. Roberts submitted that such a course would be futile, for even supposing it should be proved that a question of freehold was involved, the case might still proceed on the plaintiffs' contention, that possession of the mine should be given them by reason of determination of the sett, according to the 15th section of the Act 18 and 19 Vict.; and therefore he still urged that, as in ordinary cases, the plaintiff should begin. Eventually his Honour decided in favour of Mr. Stokes's proposal to examine Mr. Gill in support of the plea to jurisdiction; Mr. Roberts requesting that a note be made of his objection. Mr. Thomas Gill, sen., underwent a long examination and cross-examination; Mr. Roberts then by desire of the Vice-Warden, proceeded to open the plaintiffs' case to both Court and jury; after which he put in a quantity of documentary evidence and called the following witnesses:- NICHOLAS MARTIN, cashier to Messrs. COODE, SHILSON and CO. St. Austell; RICHRD GREENWOOD of Truro; WILLIAM FREDERICK CONGDON, St. Austell; HENRY LAMBE, of Truro; Captain JOHN THOMAS, now of Braunton, Devon; FRANCIS WILKINSON POPPLEWELL, of Manchester, purser of Beam Mine; ROBERT TYLER BARRETT; HENRY ANDREW; and STEPHEN SIMMONS, of Roche, captain of Goonbarrow Mine. Mr. Stokes addressed the Court in support of the defendant's pleas to the jurisdiction; after which Mr. Roberts and Mr. Hockin were heard contra, and His Honour finally decided that he had not jurisdiction, and discharged the jury without submitting any question for their consideration. The case occupied the Court many hours, and involved a great deal of argument on legal technicalities uninteresting to lay readers. NORTH WHEAL TRELAWNEY - MARTIN RICKARDS v. JAMES CONGDON and OTHERS - Mr. STOKES stated that this was a purser's petition against four defaulting shareholders, named JOSIAH HARRIS, the elder, of Quenthiock; CHAMNEY LEICESTER, of Fenwick-street, Liverpool; NEVELL VICARY SQUAREY, of Salisbury; and WILLIAM PROT, of Lanivet. Decrees pro confesso for payment were obtained on the 7th of July, for the following amounts, respectively; Harris, GBP14. 14s.; Leicester, GBP38. 10s.; Squarey, GBP141.; and Prout, GBP28. 10s. On affidavits of service and of non-payment, Mr. Stokes now obtained rule absolute for sale of shares. PAULL and ANOTHER v. JONES and OTHERS - This suit was instituted under peculiar circumstances. In November, 1836, WILLIAM CLARK mortgaged seven shares in North Roskear mine, to the plaintiff, to secure GBP100 lent by him. The shares were left standing in the name of Clark in the cost-book. Clark is dead, and the defendants are his representatives, and the shares now stand in their names in the cost-book. The money being unpaid, plaintiff, under the trust of the mortgage deed, sold four of the shares. The purser refused to accept the transfer unless defendants signed it, because they were the owners appearing in the cost-book, and defendants refused to sign, and threatened to sell for themselves. This petition was then filed to restrain defendants from selling, and to order them to sell for the plaintiff and pay him the money. An injunction was granted at the last court, and since then negotiations have been entered into between the parties, under which four of the shares have been sold. They did not produce enough to meet the debt and costs, and defendants would not pay any more. Mr. CHILCOTT, for plaintiff, now moved for a decree to take an account of what is really due to plaintiff, and that the remaining shares may be sold to satisfy the debt. There was no answer to the petition, and his Honor made the necessary order. RICHARDS v. HOOPER - WHEAL THOMAS - Mr. HOCKIN said this was a creditor's petition by Mr. MICHAEL RICHARDS against Mr. THOMAS HOOPER. The claim was for labour done between the 1st of August, 1857, and the 1st of December, in the same year, and the amount was GBP23. 5s. 1d. He moved for a decree for payment, to which Mr. STOKES, for defendant, consented. The Vice-Warden decreed payment in a week from service. In the case of TONKIN and OTHERS v. HOOPER, a claim for labour to the amount of GBP32. 8s. 6d., Mr. Hockin obtained a similar decree, Mr. Stokes, on the part of defendants, consenting. LAITY v. BENNETT - Mr. ROGERS, on the part of defendant, showed cause against the rule obtained by Mr. HOCKIN on Saturday last. He stated that Mr. Bennett is a large holder in a very fortunate mine, in the neighbourhood of Marazion, called Tolvadden, which had excited the envy of the plaintiff in this action, and some of his associates, and that was the reason of this action being brought. The Welldown field belonged to Mr. WILLIAM LAITY, the father of the plaintiff, and not to the plaintiff himself. Prior to the discovery of the rich bunch of ore in Tolvadden, Mr. Bennett had the intention of working Wheal Neptune, and for that purpose obtained the setts of different lords, and was granted one moiety of the Welldown field by Mr. JOHN JOPE ROGERS, and the other moiety by the father of the plaintiff. Plaintiff and defendant and his family were formerly on intimate terms, but about seven or eight months ago a difference took place, and plaintiff had since insinuated that Mr. Bennett was a trespasser, and that the document under which he claimed Mr. William Laity's moiety was a forgery. After some further statements, Mr. Rogers proceeded to remark upon plaintiff's affidavit (reported in Saturday's proceedings), and to submit that upon such an affidavit he was not bound to produce the document in question, inasmuch as the affidavit, he contended, did not disclose that there was a license, and did not low that plaintiff had the sanction of his father, or ever took bona fide possession of the property. He further argued that there was no privity between plaintiff and defendant as regards the license; plaintiff was not a party to it, and he submitted that defendant was not bound to produce a document made between a lessor and defendant, to a third party who happens to be a grantee. He cited MORRIS v. ROE, TYRWHITT and GRANGER's Reports 545, and submitted that before John Laity, the plaintiff, could call for the production of the lease, he must show that he legally claims by transfer from his father. He said the license plaintiff asked to have produced, never had an existence; but the lease had been shown to Mr. EDWARDS, of Helston, the confidential agent of plaintiff's father, and a copy of it had been shown to Mr. Hockin. He objected to produce the lease, because there had been an insinuation of forgery; it would, however, soon be produced, because he intended to bring a cross action. He asked the Court to make an order that an affidavit be filed by Mr. William Laity, that he had no copy, duplicate, or counterpart of the lease in his power or possession; and he asked the Court also to discharge the rule nisi with costs, supporting his application by an affidavit of Mr. ABSALOM BENNETT, the defendant, which stated that Mr. Bennett was now, and had been for some time past, in possession of the Welldown field, under grants from JOHN JOPE ROGERS and William Laity, and the last clause of the affidavit were - 3. "That I have no license in my custody, possession, or power, granted by the said John Laity to me in the latter part of the year 1855, authorising me either alone, or jointly with some other person or persons, to work for and obtain one undivided moiety of the mines rals within the said Welldown field, for a period of six or 12 months only, as stated in plaintiff's affidavit. 4. That I am in possession of the said field so far as respects the said William Laity, under a grant or grants from him, on an agreement or agreements for the sett for 21 years, about three years only of which have expired. Mr. Hockin replied, and submitted that he was entitled to the rule being made absolute for production of the document. He had written to Mr. Rogers to disclaim any imputation of forgery, either proceeding from plaintiff or himself. He did not believe plaintiff's father was hostile to this application, and he submitted that for the purpose of inspection of the document, plaintiff was in the same position as if his father had conveyed the property to him, as he had been mining there by the authority of his father. The Vice-Warden said he would consider the case. THURSDAY, AUGUST 12 - LAITY v. BENNETT - The Vice-Warden made the following order this morning in the case of the rule argued yesterday:- If the defendant shall file an affidavit of Mr. Laity the father, stating that he has not in his possession or power any copy, counterpart, or duplicate of such grant or agreement hereinafter mentioned, and that he authorises and assents to the application of the plaintiff to obtain an inspection thereof from the defendant then, upon production of a copy of such affidavit to the defendant or his attorney; I order that the defendant do produce for the inspection of plaintiff or his attorney the original grant or agreement (or grants or agreements if there be more than one) referred to in the fourth paragraph of the defendant's affidavit sworn on the 11th day of August instant, and do permit the person so inspecting to take a copy thereof at his own expense, and that the time and the place for inspection be the 21st day of the present month, between the hours of 3 and 4 p.m., at the office of the defendant's attorney, unless the parties should agree on some other time or place for inspection. Let the costs of such inspection be paid by the plaintiff, and the costs of the application be costs in the cause. CARPENTER v. CREMER and OTHERS - Chollacott Consols, Whitchurch, Devon. This was a purser's petition for recovery of calls. Mr. CHILCOTT appeared for plaintiff and Mr. STOKES for defendants O'REILLY, STOCKWELL, and ENSOR. We shall give a report of this case next week, and also of the case of the same plaintiff against BELL and OTHERS, in which Mr. Stokes appeared for defendants BELL and DALY. TRURO COUNTY COURT. The August sittings were held on Friday and Saturday before Mr. J. T. H. PETER, deputy judge. - BRAY v. TOM - In this case the plaintiff claimed from the captain of the ship "Clio," of Padstow, the sum of 14s. for four days wages as mate. The plaintiff stated that at the end of a voyage to and from Quebec, on the 25th of July he met with an accident on board, by which he broke the cap-bone of his knee. The vessel arrived at Plymouth in the evening of the same day, and he was kept on board until the evening of the 28th, when he was put ashore. On the following day the defendant came to him and wanted him to sign a release for wages, which he refused to do, and on his being able to get out of bed afterwards he found he had been paid four days short; the defendant having previously refused to pay him because he would not sign the release. He (the plaintiff) was not paid at all by the defendant, but was paid at the shipping office. He afterwards summoned the owners of the ship, and they appeared before the magistrates at Plymouth, who advised him to accept what the captain offered and sue him for the remainder. For the defence Mr. PAULL put in a release, (under the shipping master's certificate) signed by the plaintiff, and affirming that all claims against the ship had been paid, and that no wages were due; and even if any were due it was the ship-owners, and not the captain who would be liable. His Honour gave judgment for defendant. KNUCKEY and SONS v. BOGGI - In this case the plaintiffs were the well-known firm in Boscawen-street, Truro, and the defendant was JAMES BOGGI, a modeller of wax figures, at 11 Margaret-street, Clerkenwell. The claim was as follows:- 1855. Aug. 23. - To 3 old wax figures, 3 pair eyes, 3 sets teeth, and 3 stands .....GBP3. 5s. 0d. To cash paid for recasting 2 figures and package ....."2. 15s. 0d. Total GBP6. 0s. 0d. Mr. WILLIAM KNUCKEY deposed that he sent three old wax figures to the defendant to be re-case into two figures, and paid him GBP2. 15s. for the job, as by receipt now produced; but from that time the defendant had not sent the figures nor returned the wax or money; though several demands had been made on him. His Honour gave judgment for the plaintiffs, for GBP6. CHANNON v. THOMAS - In this case the plaintiff was Mr. GEORGE CHANNON, veterinary surgeon of Tregony; the defendant Mr. MATTHEW THOMAS, cattle-dealer, of Truro, for whom Mr. PAULL appeared. The claim in this case was for GBP2. 6s. for medicines supplied to a cow, and for attendance on her, by order of Mr. DUNN of Trewithian, authorized, it was alleged, by the defendant. The prosecutor deposed that on the 19th January he was called on by Mr. Dunn to attend one of the pair of bullocks which he had bought at Grampound, on the 13th of January, of Mr. Matthew Thomas, and one of which was alleged to be diseased. Mr. Dunn told him, when he first came, that Mr. Matthew Thomas would pay for the treatment of the cow, and form the first, he understood that Mr. Thomas was to pay; he wrote to Mr. Thomas two or three times while he was treating the cow, and afterwards sent the bill to him, and never to any one else. Mr. Dunn deposed that a few days after he had bought the cows he found that one of them was unsound, and he so informed Mr. Thomas, who said "if the bullock is unsound, I'll make it sound to you," and told him to get a veterinary surgeon. Witness asked whom he should apply to; saying that Mr. Channon was his veterinary surgeon; and Mr. Thomas replied "by all means apply to him." Witness returned to his home and finding the cow no better, he went to Mr. Channon, who came and saw the cow next morning the 19th January, and attended her until the first week in February, and during that time he saw her at least half a dozen times, bled her, and gave her medicines; and in the opinion of witness, who had been in the habit of buying and selling cattle for thirty years, he treated the bullock very fairly, and did not send more medicine that was necessary. Cross-examined: Mr. Thomas himself proposed that I should get a veterinary surgeon; I did not suggest it; I was not going to get a veterinary; I should have let the cow die, and have got the value from Mr. Thomas, for I had bought the cow at a sound price. I afterwards had another cow instead of this unsound one, and I paid GBP1 on the exchange; but at that time there was nothing said about the payment of Mr. Channon's Bill. CHARLES WILLIAMS was at Grampound Fair on the 11th of June and heard a dispute between the plaintiff and defendant about a bullock; heard Mr. Dunn ask Mr. Thomas if he did not tell him to get a veterinary; and Thomas answered that what he told him was that if the cow was bad he had better get a doctor for her. Mr. PAULL, for the defence, addressed the court, and called the defendant, Matthew Thomas, who stated that on the 13th of January he sold Mr. Dunn two cows for GBP22. Some time in the same week he came to me and said one of the cows was bad. I said she was perfectly sound when you had her of me, and if she is not sound, "I'll make her sound." I had never seen anything the matter with the cow while I had her. He said "I think we had better have a farrier for her," and that Mr. Channon, of Tregony, was his farrier. I said "do what you like; you can have him if you like." I did not authorize him to have Mr. Channon. I said, "if the cow is ill, I would have a farrier, if I was you." In consequence of the exchange afterwards made, GBP1 was due to me; and as Dunn would not pay me, I issued a summons in the Stannary Court for that amount which he has since paid; nothing was said to me about the expenses to Channon until I demanded GBP1 from Dunn, at Grampound fair on the 11th of June. I could prove that the cow is sound at the present time; she never had a halfpenny-worth of medicine while she was in my possession; and after I had her back from Mr. Dunn she was always well. The learned Judge held that the plaintiff had not made out his case, and directed a nonsuit. COMMITTALS - Committals of defendants were ordered in the following cases:- JOHN HAWKEN (surviving partner of NICHOLAS JOHNS deceased)v. CHARLES TRELEAVEN, Custom House, London; defendant committed for 30 days for non-payment of GBP18. 5s. 8d. ALEXANDER STEVENSON, v. JAMES RESUGGAN; defendant committed for 14 days for non-payment of GBP1. 8s. 10d. ALEXANDER STEVENSON, v. MARY ANN STEWART; defendant committed for 14 days for non-payment of GBP1. 0s. 6d. NICHOLAS LAMPSHIRE v. JOHN GEORGE; defendant committed for 30 days for non-payment of GBP1. 3s. THOMAS OSBORNE v. WM. SYMONS; defendant committed for 30 days for non-payment of GBP2. 14s. 3d. THOMAS WILLIAMS v. WM. WILLIAMS; defendant committed for 20 days for not appearing. JOHN MANLEY v. JOHN HARRIS; defendant committed for 30 days for non-payment of 4s. 3d. GEORGE WYATT v. JAMES RULE; defendant committed for 14 days for non-payment of 10s. 1d. GEORGE WYATT v. MARY ANN CHAMPION; defendant committed for 20 days for non-payment of 14s. 3d. JOSEPH HUGO (executor of THOMAS HUGO), v. WM. PETHERICK; defendant committed for 20 days for non-payment of GBP1. 1s. 2d. JOSEPH HUGO (executor &c.,) v. JAMES HAYCRAFT; defendant committed for 20 days for not appearing. CHARLES HERON v. WM. PETHERICK; defendant committed for 30 days for non-payment of GBP4. 4s. 4d. GEORGE CRICHTON v. EMILY JAMES; defendant committed for 20 days for not appearing. Defendant committed for 20 days for not appearing. ED PENMAN v. JOHN THOMAS; defendant committed for 30 days for non-payment of GBP1. 17s. 6d. ED PENROSE v. STEPHEN PAULL; defendant committed for 30 days for not appearing. T. W. CALF v. HENRY GILLARD; defendant committed for 20 days for not appearing. WM. RUSE v. WM. JENKIN; defendant committed for 20 days for not appearing. LOCAL INTELLIGENCE - SHIPWRECKED FISHERMEN AND MARINERS' BENEVOLETN SOCIETY - Captain G. BREWER and eleven of the crew of the late barque "Alexander Johnson," of Hull, which vessel foundered in the Bay of Biscay, on the 28th of July last, were landed at Falmouth on the 1st of August from a foreign vessel, which had picked them up from the boat. On landing they were sent to the Sailors' Home, the members of the society having been paid for by Captain Bradfield, the honorary secretary, and the others paid for themselves. They were all forwarded by steamer to their respective homes. ST. AUSTELL COUNTY COURT - This court was held on Wednesday and Thursday the 21st and 22nd ultimo. There was one insolvency case for protection, re ELIZABETH STRIPP, of St. Austell, grocer. The insolvent was opposed by Mr. BISHOP, on behalf of Messrs. GRIGG and TUCKER, of St. Austell. Mr. MEREDITH, on behalf of insolvent, urged that he might be allowed time to amend the schedule, and finally obtained an interim order for protection until the next court, when the first hearing will take place. There was one jury case, that of ROBERTS v. OLLIVER, which was an action brought to recover GBP10 for damages sustained by the plaintiff, by diverting the St. Austell stream to clean the river, whereby a field prepared for barley became flooded and remained in that state for five or six weeks. Several witnesses were examined on both sides, and after a short consideration the jury returned a verdict for plaintiff, damages GBP8 and costs. PENZANCE COUNTY COURT - At this Court, on the 3rd instant, the following case was heard by jury:- HARVEY and CO. v. STEPHENS and ANOTHER. Plaintiffs, the Messrs. Harvey and Co., of Hayle Foundry, sued Mr. Stevens of St. Ives, owner, and Mr. John Stevens, of the same place, captain of the "Carn Brea," for GBP11, under the following circumstances:- The harbour of Porthleven belongs to plaintiffs. It is a narrow tidal harbour on a bad part of the coast, and vessels can only enter it at peculiar states of the tide. As the harbour gradually shelves from its inner to its outer part it has been a standing rule ever since 1811, that vessels of light draught shall first enter, supposing several to be waiting outside. Common sense shews the wisdom of this, because then the light-draught vessels would proceed highest up the harbour, and there would be room towards the entrance for heavier vessels. On the afternoon of the 1st of January last three vessels were waiting for water - the "Mellanear," the "Nancy," and the "Alma" - and the "Carn Brea" came up. Capt. HARRY, of the "Nancy," a vessel which belongs to plaintiff's, ascertained that the "Alma" drew the heaviest draught, twelve feet, and the "Mellanear" the lightest. Between these two the "Carn Brea" started, drawing more than eleven feet of water, and the "Nancy" followed. The "Carn Brea" took the ground outside the eleven-feet mark. It was a heavy night, with a S. W. by W. wind blowing directly into the harbour, and the vessels in Porthleven rocked and rolled all night. The "Nancy" came in, ran against the 2Carn Brea," and remained a long time grinding her bulwarks against her, and for this damage the action was brought. The unusual circumstance that a vessel which ran into another, afterwards brought an action against her was thus accounted for. Capt. Stevens stated, in his anxiety to get into harbour, that he drew ten feet, whereas he drew eleven feet, and his misstatement, it was alleged by the plaintiffs, caused all the mischief. Mr. CORNISH, who appeared for the Messrs. Harvey, said that under the Mercantile Marine Act, the misrepresentation of the draught of a vessel was a criminal offence, but his clients had no personal feeling in the matter; they only thought it their bounden duty to teach Capt. Stevens that he must not do such things, and to inform the public, by means of the publicity of this court, that such a rule existed at Porthleven and must not be broken with impunity. After the examination of several witnesses, Mr. MILLETT addressed the jury for the defence, and strongly urged that there was ample room on either side of the "Carn Brea" to run the "Nancy," without touching her, or the latter might and ought to have been hauled astern and moored where the "Alma" was moored. The jury (which was a special one, agreed to by the advocates on both sides and approved by the judge, and consisted of Messrs. H. DAVY, MATHEWS, and H. STEWART, of Penzance, Mr. WM. TONKIN, of Newlyn, and Mr. G. DAVIES, of Scilly,) retired to consider their verdict, and soon announced it to be for GBP11, amount claimed. BIBLE CHRISTIAN CONFERENCE - The fortieth annual conference of the Bible Christian denomination commenced its sittings at Mount-street chapel, Devonport, on Wednesday, July 28th, at six o'clock in the morning. The conference was composed of sixty-three persons, preachers and representatives. Mr. JAMES HINKS was chosen president, and Mr. MATTHEW ROBINS secretary. Six young men were recognised as approved ministers on Friday night, and fourteen are coming out to travel. The usual public services were well attended, and some of the sermons were characterised by much vigour of thought, and spirituality of feeling. There has been an increase in every department of the work, both at home and abroad. It is thought that the addition to the societies will be nearly 2,000, when the returns from Canada are received. THE DAMPIER CLOCK - The clock committee reported that it is now necessary to determine on prompt steps to be taken to prepare a fitting erection for the Dampier clock, of the benefit of which the town is likely to be deprived in case there is any further delay in the matter; and they have further to report that they have little expectation of being able to raise the necessary funds by a general subscription, in consequence of the various demands for public purposes which have recently been made on the inhabitants of the town. They therefore recommend that the Town Council should take upon them the requisite outlay, inviting donations in aid of their funds. Signed by Mr. STOKES, Dr. BARHAM, Mr. J. B. JOB, and Mr. UGLOW. A long discussion took place on this subject. Mr. Job said he had understood from the chairman of the clock committee (Mr. Stokes, who was not then in the room), that he had received a letter from Mrs. DAMPIER, stating that if the clock was not accepted and fixed, she had another place to dispose of it. The Mayor said the present two clock was in fact only a parish clock, under the control of the rector and churchwardens, and it might be stopped at any time in consequence of the breaking of a rope or of some squabble between themselves and the parishioners. He thought they ought to avail themselves of the liberality and munificence of the late Vice-Warden, and do justice to his good intentions by accepting and putting up the clock. Dr. Barham said, it had been estimated that to erect an illuminated clock with four dials, would cost GBP350, and a clock with two dials would cost GBP100 less. He then addressed the council in favour of two dials, considering them sufficient for the greater part of the town, and that four dials would not make the time visible at remote parts of the town, and in other places where blocks of buildings intervened. Mr. Job though four dials would give far greater satisfaction to the town at large. The Mayor and Mr. E. MICHELL also expressed themselves in favour of four dials. The Mayor thought they ought to look to the future convenience of the town; if they had four dials, the time would be shown at the approach to the railway station, and also in the direction of the river. He offered to lend what money might be required for the purpose independently of donations from the town. Mr. E. Michell said, if they had four dials, it would increase the debt of the council to about GBP1,000; with two dials, the debt would be GBP900, and he preferred the four dials. Mr. Stokes said the plans for erection of a clock turret for two dials were prepared by Mr. SMIRKE, the brother of the present Vice-Warden, being a modification of Mr. EALES's plans, and submitted to Mr. PRYOR; for four dials the plans would merely require

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Nelson Examiner and New Zealand Chronicle, Volume XVII, 17 February 1858, Page 2 BIRTH. On the 14th February, the wife of J. W. Barnicoat, Esq., of a son. The NZ BDM Index has the surname incorrectly recorded as BARMCOAT. The father is John Wallis BARNICOAT and the mother is Rebecca Lee HODGSON who were married in New Zealand in 1849. The child's name is not recorded The following is a link to the entry in AN ENCYCLOPEDIA OF NEW ZEALAND re John Wallis BARNICOAT. http://www.teara.govt.nz/en/1966/barnicoat-john-wallis Regards, Christine -----Original Message----- From: cornish-gen-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:cornish-gen-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Julia Mosman via Sent: Thursday, 28 August 2014 6:27 a.m. To: cornish@rootsweb.com; cornish-gen@rootsweb.com Subject: [CORNISH-GEN] West Briton, 6 Aug 1858 BMDs West Briton & Cornwall Advertiser. transcribed by Maurine Nuttall 6th August 1858 Births. At Ashfield, Nelson, New Zealand, on the 12th of February last, the wife o f J. W. BARNICOAT, Esq., of a son.

West Briton & Cornwall Advertiser. transcribed by Maurine Nuttall 6th August 1858 Births. At Penryn, on Monday last, Mrs. MARSHALL, of a son. At Penzance, on Monday last, the wife of Mr. M. MAGOR, of a son; on Tuesday last, the wife of Mr. George BETTANY, of a daughter; on the 20th ult., the wife of Mr. Michael ROWE, of a daughter; on the 28th ult., the wife of Mr. David CARGEEG, of a daughter; and on the 29th ult., the wife of Mr. Paul KEMPE, jun., of a son. At Churchtown, Towednack, Zennor, the wife of Mr. William STEVENS, of a son. At St. Ives, the wife of Mr. Henry STEVENS, of a daughter; the wife of Mr. Richard DANIEL, of a son; and the wife of Mr. Benedict QUICK, of a son. At East End, Hayle, the wife of Mr. John OLVER, of a son. At Hayle, the wife of Mr. William ROWE, of a son; and the wife of Mr. Thomas ROBINS, of a son. At Connor Downs, Gwithian, the wife of Mr. T. HOSKEN, of a daughter. At Camborne, on the 29th ult., the wife of Mr. John THOMAS, of twins; on the 30th ult., the wife of Mr. M. LEE, of a son; and on Monday last, the wife of Mr. William CLAY, of a daughter. At St. Agnes, on Tuesday last, the wife of Capt. A GRIPE, of Penhalls mine, of a daughter. At Trethigey, in the parish of St. Colum Minor, on the, on the 30th ult., the wife of Mr. John CARDELL, of a son. At St. Austell, on Sunday last, the wife of Mr. William MENEAR, of a daughter. At Callington, on the 31st ult., the wife of Mr. J. T. GOLDING, of a daughter. At Darley, Linkinhorne, on the 31st ult., the wife of Mr. J. D. DINGLE, of a daughter. At Camelford, on the 25th ult., the wife of Mr. John LANGDON, of a son; and on Tuesday last, the wife of W. D. KING, Esq., of a daughter. At Launceston, on the 29th ult., the wife of G. G. WHITE, Esq., solicitor, of a son;; and on the 30th ult., the wife of J. DINGLEY, Esq., solicitor, of a daughter. At Markwell, Landrake, the wife of Mr. Henry PALMER, of a son. At Hackney, London, on the 15th ult., the wife of Capt. CLYMA, of the ship “Caldera,” of a son. At Ashfield, Nelson, New Zealand, on the 12th of February last, the wife o f J. W. BARNICOAT, Esq., of a son. Marriages. At Falmouth, on the 24th ult., Mr. Robert ANNIS, of the Coast Guard Service, to Miss TREGELLAS, of Falmouth. At Wesley Rock, on Sunday last, Mr. William THOMAS, jun., to Miss Elizabeth JAMES, both of Newlyn. At Wesley Rock Chapel, Madron, on Wednesday last, The Rev. F. E. ANTHONY, M.A., Independent Minister, of Portland Square, Plymouth, to Elizabeth Cobley, second daughter of Philip MARRACK, Esq., of Penzance, banker. At Madron, on the 29th ult.,, Mr. William Henry BARTLETT, to Miss Emily Jane HALL, both of Penzance. At Gulval, on Saturday last, Mr. John ROWE, jun., of Gulval, to Miss Catherine EDDY, of Penzance. At Redruth, on Wednesday last, Mr. Thomas Deane, eldest son of Thomas NEWTON, Esq., of Bellevue House, Newbury, Berks, to Miss Jane MAY, of Redruth. At the Roman Catholic Chapel, Lanherne, Mawgan, on the 29th ult., Mr. WEilliam CHARLES, to Miss Elizabeth Catherine CORNISH, of St. Columb. At Bristol, on Monday last, Mr. Edward Harvey TONKING, to Miss Jane ROSEWARNE, of Hayle. At Birmingham, recently, Mr. H. T. ANDERSON, of Truro, to Miss Jane NEALE, youngest daughter of H. NEALE, Esq., of Aylesbury, Bucks. Deaths. At Edgecumb, near Penryn, on Friday last, Mr. Williams COCK, aged 82 years. At Falmouth, on the 28th ult., Elizabeth, widow of the late Rev. Edmund CLARKE, formerly of Truro, aged 68 years; and on the 30th ult., Mr. James MARTIN, mariner, aged 68 years. At Penzance, on Sunday last, Mary, wife of Mr. Thomas STEWART, aged 58 years; and on Tuesday last, Mr. Richard HOSKING, aged 76 years; he was for many years the Secretary of the Penzance Old Widow’s Annuitant Society. At St. Ives, on the 29th ult., Mr. Peter JAMES, aged 58 years; and on Sunday last, Mary, relict of the late Mr. Walter LANGFORD, aged 76 years. At Wheal Alfred, in the parish of Phillack, James, son of Mr. William WILLIAMS, aged 2 years. At Manor Downs, Gwinear, Samuel, son of Mr. R. LAKE, aged 13 years. At East End, Hayle, Mr. John TREDINNICK, aged 66 years. At St. Day, on the 29th ult., William, son of Mr. James TREGONING, aged 8 years. At Little Beside, in the parish of Gwennap, on the 30th ult., Mr. Samuel ROBERTS, aged 52 years. At Jolly’s Bottom, near Chacewater, on Friday last, Elizabeth, wife of Mr. William KESSELL, aged 32 years.’ At Davidstow, on the 31st ult., Mr. B. BONE, aged 78 years. At Fowey, on Saturday last, Miss Fan BRAGH, at an early age. In London, on the 23rd ult., Caroline, daughter of J. STEWART, Esq., and neice of the Right Honourable Lord ELLEBANK. At Hackney, London, on the 22nd ult., Samuel, eldest son of Capt. CLYMA, of the ship “Caldera,” aged 5 years Julia M.   West Briton Transcriptions, 1836-1856 at http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~wbritonad St. Austell Area History and Genealogy at http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~staustell

TRIAL OF PRISONERS - FANNY REYNALDS, 29, was charged with stealing a cheque for GBP3. 16s. 7d., two sovereigns and other money, from the person of RALPH STEPHENS. LOUISA BONDS, 30, was charged with receiving the same knowing it to have been stolen. Mr. HOLDSWORTH conducted the prosecution. Ralph Stephens said he is a farmer in the parish of Perranarworthal. On the 28th of July he went to Truro to collect some rates. He received from Mr. GUNN, the steward of Lord Falmouth, a cheque for GBP3. 16s. 7d. for wayrates. He received the cheque between four and five o'clock, and put it in his canvas bag. He also received from the assistant clerk of the Truro Union two sovereigns, half-a-sovereign, four or five half-crowns, a fourpenny piece and a sixpence. He put that in the same bag, and had 8s. besides, making altogether GBP3. 5s. 10d. besides the cheque. In the evening he was at the King's Head, Lemon Street, and left there about half-past ten. His bag and money were then in the breast pocket of his coat. He was going up Lemon Street, when the woman Fanny Reynolds spoke to him, and asked him to go with her. He refused, and said "be off." She then caught him round the waist and put her hand in his pocket, and pulled out his bag and ran away. He went into the public-house and said he was robbed, and then went to the police station and told Mr. NASH, the police superintendent, of the robbery. JAMES BRYANT, a little boy, was going to the King's Head for some beer about eleven o'clock, and saw Fanny Reynalds in the street with her arm round a man's waist. He went into the King's Head, and a man came in and said he had been robbed. Police Sergeant WOOLCOCK, of the Truro police, said he received information of the robbery, and went between one and two o'clock in the morning to the house of Fanny Reynalds who keeps a brother. He called her and she came down stairs. He examined the fire-place, and saw what appeared to be the remains of a canvas bag on the top of the coals. He searched the house, but found only a sixpence, which was in Reynalds's pocket. He asked her some questions, and then went to Louisa Bonds's who keeps a house of the same king, and is a companion of Reynalds. Bonds said she left Reynalds about half-past eleven the previous night; she denied that Reynalds had given her any money; she said she might have a trifle in the house. Witness told her of the charge against Reynolds, and he must search the house, and he and police-constable NORTHEY proceeded to do so. They did not find any money downstairs, but found up-stairs a half-sovereign, two sixpences, and a fourpenny-piece on the table. Witness asked her if she had any more; she then produced a sixpence and two threepenny-pieces from her pocket. They then searched two or three of her boxes, and in one found a handkerchief containing two sovereigns, five half-crowns and a sixpence. He left her in custody of constable Northey, and then went back to Reynalds and asked her what money she had given "Frenchy," the name by which Bonds was know. She considered a moment, and said she gave her about GBP3. Police constable Northey gave corroborative evidence. The learned Judge having summed up, the jury found the prisoners Guilty. Sentence, each Six Months' Hard Labour. ANN O'SULLIVAN, 25, was charged with burglariously breaking into the dwelling-house of JOSEPH TAMBLINSON, at Sheviock, and stealing two currant cakes. Mr. HOLDSWORTH for the prosecution; Mr. COX for the prisoner. About six in the evening of the 26th of May, prosecutor left his house, and returned at eleven o'clock, and he went round to the back door, which was left on the latch. As he was passing the back-kitchen window he saw a light, but it was put out when he entered. He called out "who is here," but there was no answer. It was a dusky light, and he saw the likeness of some person near the back-kitchen table. He found it was a female, partly undressed. He put out his hand, and it came down on her shoulder. He said, "who is this," and the answer was, "it's me, sir." He heard it was the voice of Mary, an Irish servant who had lived in his house about nine months previously. She had no cap, gown, or shoes on. She got out of the house and tried to escape; he pursued and brought her back; she said she had come into the house to have something to eat, and to lie down. She was taking things out of the cupboard when prosecutor passed the back-kitchen; he then thought it was one of the servants. It was found subsequently that she had taken two cakes. Mrs. MARIA TAMBLINSON stated that the back-kitchen window was fastened when she went to bed. About twenty minutes afterwards she heard a smash of glass, but thought it was her husband who had come home. After her husband had found the prisoner in the house, witness came down stairs, and found the back-kitchen casement open, and one of the panes broken, which would enable prisoner to open the window. Mr. Cox addressed the jury, submitting that there was no felonious intent on the part of the prisoner. Verdict, Guilty, but recommended to mercy. Sentence deferred. CROWN COURT, Tuesday August 3. (Before Mr. BARON WATSON.) - Three or four young prisoners who had been convicted on the previous day, were placed at the bar this morning to receive sentence. The learned Judge asked if there was a Reformatory in the county, and Mr. EVEREST, the governor of the county prison, said there was not. WILLIAM PHILIP AVER, 13 years of age, had been convicted of burglary in the dwelling-house of MARY ANN BLIGHT, at St. Agnes, and stealing GBP2. 10s. and some foreign coin. The learned Judge said: You have been imprisoned and kept to hard labour, and received a whipping on a former occasion, and that you are a very bad boy there can be no question, but I will give you another chance and not send you out of the country, though I am doubtful whether I shall not give you too slight a sentence. He then sentenced him to twelve months' hard labour, and to be twice whipped, once publicly and once privately. The learned Judge subsequently remitted the whipping, saying (as we understood) that there was some difficulty about carrying it out. RICHARD MAY, a lad who had been found guilty of stealing, and MICHAEL O'BRIAN, convicted of receiving pewter measures stolen at Calstock, were next sentenced. Addressing May, the learned Judge said: I am very sorry there is not a Reformatory in this county; if there was, I would have sent you there, and you might have corrected your bad associations. He then sentenced each prisoner to One Month's Hard Labour. MARK MINERS, 13, found Guilty yesterday of stealing money at St. Agnes, was sentenced to One Month's Hard Labour. MARY ANN FIELDING, 29, convicted on Monday of stealing a handkerchief at Antony, was sentenced to One Fortnight's Hard Labour. CHARGE OF CHILD MURDER, AT CHACEWATER - EMMA RICHARDS, 30 described on the calendar as a needlewoman, was indicted for the wilful murder of her male child, at the parish of Kenwyn. She was also charged with the same offence on the coroner's inquisition. On being arraigned, the prisoner pleaded Not Guilty. The following were the jury sworn to try the case: - THOMAS SHEPHERD, foreman, RICHARD JAMES, JOHN CARAH, THOMAS IVEY, RICHARD HARRIS, JOHN COLE SIMMONS, THOMAS HICKS, THOMAS THOMAS, CHARLES OSBORNE, JOHN MICHELL, JOHN BERRYMAN, and JOHN HEARLE. Mr. COLE was the counsel for the prosecution, and Mr. STOCK for the defence. Mr. Cole addressed the jury on the serious nature of the charge, and stated the facts of the case. He then called the following witnesses. ELIZABEH LEAN said:- The prisoner is my sister; we reside in the same courtlage at Chacewater; she has been a widow three years and three months. Before the 5th of April I knew she was in the family way. The was on Monday; in the morning I was at my sister's house, and my brother's little boy came with a message about half-past one. In consequence I went to my sister's directly; looked into her bedroom and saw her standing against the bed, leaning forward. I asked her what was the matter; she cried, and told me to go in and call Catherine. I thought she was in labour, and went for Catherine, and sent her to the prisoner; I went on to fetch HARRIET DABB, and returned with her. I then saw the baby lying on the foot of the bed wrapped up. I had not been absent more than ten minutes. My sister was standing against the bed when I returned. We helped her into the bed and attended to her. I did not examine the baby. I saw Harriet Dabb wash it and dress it and put it in bed with the mother. I was in the house all the time, from two o'clock till five; I went down to get some tea, but was in the room all the rest of the time; when I went down to get tea, no one was left in the room but my sister. About five o'clock I observed some yellow matter stuff come out of the baby's moth; it was upon the baby's robe. I saw nothing else about the child; did not look at its mouth. I saw Catherine Lean take the child up; did not see anything then more than upon the robe before. In consequent of that we sent for the doctor. I believe he came about six o'clock; I was not in the house when he came. I saw Harriet Dabb try to feed it the first time with sugar and water about half an hour after it was born; the child would not take anything; it was a very weakly child. On the next day (Tuesday) I was at the house; did not observe anything particular on that day. On Wednesday my sister called me upstairs about three o'clock in the afternoon; she asked me to take it out of bed; I said I should not, but should call Catherine, my sister-in-law. The mother said she did not know the reason it was so weak; she did not say anything about its throat. Catherine Lean came immediately and took out the child, she said she thought it was dying. I went to JANE WARNE's, and on returning found the baby in the bed. I went and looked at it, and found it greatly altered. I told her I thought it was greatly altered or dying, and I went in and called Catherine. After the baby was dead I again saw it; that was not more than a minute or two after I called Catherine. After the baby was dead I again saw it; that was not more than a minute or two after I called Catherine. Mr. MOYLE came and saw the child after it was dead. Cross-examined by Mr. Stock: My sister had two children by her marriage, and took care of a third child by another person. I know the person who was reputed to be the father of this child; he is a person in good circumstances. Harriet Dabb is a person who attends women in labour. I know that my sister when she was confined had a quantity of baby linen; it was washed and prepared for her confinement. I did not at any time try to feed the child. Harriet Dabb tried about half an hour after it was born, and several times attempts were made to feed it with sugar and water, but it never took anything. Harriet Dabb and Catherine Lean tried several times to fee the baby before I went down to get the tea. They tried to feed it with a spoon. By the Judge: It was about three o'clock that I went down to get tea. CATHERINE LEAN: I am sister-in-law of Emma Richards; remember Elizabeth Lean calling me to go to Emma Richards's house; she was then calling for help and leaning on the bed with her clothes on. I saw the baby in the chamber utensils, the head up. I took it up and placed it on some woollen on the bed. Harriet Dabb and Elizabeth Lean then came in, and we three women assisted her into bed. The child appeared very weak when I took it up. I was in the room when it was washed by Harriet Dabb. I fetched Mr. Moyle because I thought the baby was very weak, and it was proper Mr. Moyle should come. I saw a little matter about the baby's mouth. I saw Harriet Dabb offer the child water and sugar, after she had washed and dressed it; I saw her do that once. When I came from Mr. Moyle's, I went in and spoke to Emma Richards; she seemed very weak; the child was then in the bed. I never attempted to feed it. I saw the baby again on the Tuesday; it seemed very weak; I saw nothing particular about any part of it. On Wednesday about three in the afternoon, Elizabeth Lean said the baby was very weak, and she thought it was dying. I took up the child and placed it on my lap about ten minutes; did not do anything to it; placed it in bed by its mother. In about half-an-hour Elizabeth Lean called me again; the baby was then dead. Cross-examined: I was confined on the 18th March last; Harriet Dabb attended me; Emma Richards came to see me; I heard Mrs. Dabb say to Emma Richards, "I suppose you will be next." Emma Richards said, "if I sent for you, will you come to me." Mrs. Dabb said she would. I went for Mr. Moyle about five o'clock; before that, I went into my own house directly after Harriet Dabb had washed and dressed the child. By the Judge: I have had two children; given them sugar and water as the first thing after they are born; a healthy child will generally take it. Harriet Dabb: I am a married woman, and nursed the last witness. On the 5th of April I was fetched to attend Emma Richards about two o'clock. I helped the woman into bed, and then took the baby to wash and dress it; it was at the foot of the bed wrapped up in woollen. I saw it appeared very weak; it had a very weak low cry. I secured the cord before washing and dressing it. I offered it sugar and water after washing it; I put it inside its lips with a little spoon, but it did not appear to swallow; it appeared trying to swallow and could not. I did not put the spoon into the child's mouth, but just inside the lip. I then put the baby by the right side of the mother in bed; did not observe anything about the child's mouth or dress. I then left the house, and returned about eight o'clock the same evening, and took the baby out of bed; did not then observe anything; the child had a very weak cry, as in the morning. I attempted to fee it with the same spoon; the child would not then take the sugar and water. I did not put the spoon inside its mouth; it did not appear to swallow at all. I did not see the mother attempt to suckle the child. I saw it again next day in the forenoon; washed and dressed it and tried to give it sugar and water again, but it did not swallow any. I saw something of a stain with matter; I did not take much notice of it. I said either to Elizabeth or Catherine Lean, how came this here, and the answer was, "it came from its mouth." JOHN MOYLE: I am a surgeon at Chacewater, and have practised for 24 years. On Monday the 5th of April I was called on by Catherine Lean, and about six o'clock the same evening I went to the house of Emma Richards, and found both mother and child in bed. My attention was first directed to a spot of florid blood mixed with saliva on the left breast of the child's robe. I satisfied myself that it did not come from the umbilical cord being insecurely tied, as happens sometimes in the country. I asked the mother if the stain could have come accidentally from any portion of her dress, and she said no. On looking closely at the child's face, I observed blood mixed with saliva coming from its moth. I attempted to examine its moth with a broken metal teaspoon, but was unable to discover any abrasion or laceration. I could not see more than an inch into the child's mouth. I asked if the child had been fed, and was told (I think by Catherine Lean) that they had made several ineffectual attempts to give it sugar and water. I asked for sugar and water, and attempted to give it some myself; the child would not take it, but forced it out of its mouth tinged with blood. I then left the house, and saw no more of the child till after its death. On Wednesday evening, Elizabeth Lean came to me about six o'clock, and I saw the child the same evening. I made a superficial external examination that night, and observed nothing of a suspicious character. I attended the inquest next day, and by direction of the coroner made a post mortem examination. I was again unable to discover any external mark of violence; it was a fully developed child, and was born at the full period. I next proceeded to examine it internally, and first directed my attention to the mouth by dividing the lip, the flesh of the chin, and the lower jawbone. On depressing the portions of the lower jaw and the tongue, and looking into the mouth, far back on the left side of the roof of the mouth there was a small oval spot about one eighth of an inch in diameter. Its centre was of an ash-grey colour, with raised and inflamed edges, and from which the mucous membrane had been removed. Mr. Cole: How had that been removed? Witness: By some hard body coming in contact with it. I then cut through the fleshy attachments on the inside of the left portion of the lower jaw, pulled down the tongue, and saw on the right side at its root three oval wounds, the centre one of which was large enough for me to insert the tip of my little finger into. The other two wounds were one before and the other behind the middle one. I then divided the muscular attachments on that side of the jaw, and found that what appeared to be three wounds, when the parts were in their natural position was in reality one would having raised and ragged edges and surrounded by a broad patch of inflammation. The wound was about five-eighths of an inch long and three-eighths broad. Mr. Cole: What would be the distance of the wound from the gum of the child? Witness: I did not measure it, but should suppose it was from 2 to 2 1/4 inches. Mr. Cole: In your judgment could it have been produced by attempts to feed the child with a spoon? Witness: Certainly not; it must have been produced by some body being put into the mouth. Mr. Cole: Could you say whether it must have been a hard body; could a finger have done it? Witness: The impression I came to was that a finger had done it. The Judge: But could anything else have done it? Witness: It could, but from the nature and character of the wounds, and their shape, my impression was that they might have been caused by a finger. Mr. Cole: Is that your impression still? Witness: It is. Mr. Cole: Having made examinations on two days, to what do you attribute the death of the child? Witness: To suffocation, the result of inflammation caused by the injuries before described about the mouth, the one under the tongue especially. Cross-examined by Mr. Stock: I saw the prisoner's brother last March, when his wife was confined. On that occasion I had some conversation with him about the prisoner being with child. When I first saw blood and saliva issuing from the child's mouth, I did not consider those symptoms were of a serious nature. I did not make any inquiries as to the manner in which the child was delivered. The wounds could not have been inflicted in self-delivery by the woman, if the delivery was in the natural position; there are very many in a different position. Mr. Stock : Suppose an unnatural presentation, might not the mother in her struggles without assistance, get her finger into the infant's mouth? Witness: She might do so certainly, but it would not be so far back, and there would be corresponding external marks. Mr. Stock: As I understand you, the wound was only 2 inches to 2 1/2 inches back, and the length of the human finger is more than that? Witness: It is. Then it would be possible for a finger to reach so far? It would certainly. Then I collect that in your opinion it would not reach so far when the process of labour was going on? I think not. The witness was asked questions respecting the appearances of the lungs and liver of the child, and on the question of death by suffocation, said he did not observe any livid appearance about the head and face. From the appearance of the umbilical cord he thought there had been considerable loss of blood; that might cause the death of a weakly child. On re-examination by Mr. Cole, the witness said: In my judgment the state of the liver had nothing to do with the cause of death. Mr. Cole: Would you expect, in the case of a weakly child dying from suffocation, to see lividity of the face? Witness: Not so much as I should in a strong one. Would that appearance vary by reason of the time the child was dying by suffocation? Yes, it would vary through time and also the position of the child. According to your judgment, suffocation was produced in this case very slowly? Yes, gradually increasing until the glottis was closed and the air could not pass. At the close of his evidence Mr. Moyle said: May I be allowed to address the court in favour of the prisoner. I have known her from a child, and up to this period she has borne an irreproachable character; she has lived within a hundred yards of my house. The Judge: Her family seems to be respectable? Mr. Moyle: They are, my lord. EDWARD JOHN SPRY: I am a surgeon, and have been in practice at Truro about thirty years. On the 9th of April, at the request of the coroner, I examined this child. Witness said he had heard Mr. Moyle's evidence, and could confirm it as far as it went. He also described the would at the root of the tongue, and the changes produced. He said, these are changes which denote the existence of active inflammation for a considerable time, and my opinion is that the child died from suffocation, the result of inflammation set up by the injury done to the root of the tongue where it joins the windpipe. Mr. Cole: How might such a wound have been caused? Witness: By any instrument such as a finger, or any blunt instrument sufficiently hard to tear through the lining of the mouth; it was not done by any sharp instrument. The smaller wound in the roof of the mouth was evidently also occasioned by pressure of some hard substance, sufficiently hard to detach the lining membrane from the palate, and to set up inflammation around it as described. Mr. Stock said he should not ask the witness any questions. JOSEPH HIGMAN produced the robe of the child, which was identified by Elizabeth Lean. This was the case for the prosecution, and Mr. Stock, addressing the learned Judge said, I don't know whether your lordship thinks I ought in this case to address the jury. The learned Judge: I cannot say there is no evidence for the jury, though as regards any motive or suggestion why the woman should destroy the child, the evidence is all the other way. The question is on the surgeon's evidence. As far as the moral evidence on the subject is concerned, it entirely negatives any idea that the woman put an end to her child; but you must address the jury on the surgeon's evidence. Mr. Stock: I might perhaps ask the jury if they wish me to address them. Gentlemen, do you wish me to address you or not? The Foreman said they did not wish it. The learned Judge: Before you can convict the woman of this act, you must be satisfied that is she did it, she did it with the intention of murdering her child. But the first question is, did she do it all? That respectable gentleman, the surgeon, said children were often suffocated by the mothers overlying them in bed. If the prisoner had wanted to destroy her child, she need not have put her finger in its moth, she would lain it over. Sometimes when a woman was pregnant, she wanted to conceal the birth of her child, and that was a strong circumstance. But it was not so in this base. She had told her sister of it, the surgeon was made acquainted with it in March last, she told the nurse of it and asked her to come, and she prepared the baby linen for the child. The child was delivered as had been described in the room; they offered it soon afterwards sugar and water, it attempted to swallow and could not. When the surgeon came in the evening, he was not surprised at the marks he found; he tried to give the child sugar and water with the same result as the others. When the robe stained with blood was shown the mother, if she had done the act, she would have tried to make some excuse for it; but, instead of doing so, she said it did not come from her person. The injury to the child might have taken place in the course of delivery, or afterwards in moving it, for immediately afterwards it would not swallow. I should feel excessively uncomfortable if the prisoner was convicted on such evidence as we have heard. If, however, you with it, the learned counsel will address you for the defence. The Clerk of Assize: What say you, gentlemen, is the prisoner guilty or not guilty. The Foreman: Not Guilty. The Judge: Let the prisoner be discharged. BURGLARY - RICHARD RASLEIGH was indicted (having before been convicted of felony), for burglariously breaking and entering the dwelling house of FRANCIS HEARLE, at Mawnan, on the 9th of March, and stealing a quantity of plate and other articles. Mr. COX and Mr. POWELL appeared for the prosecution, and Mr. YONGE defended the prisoner. The prosecutor, Mr. Hearle, is an elderly gentleman, living with his wife at a place called Pedenpoll, or Penpoll, in the parish of Mawnan, near Falmouth. Two servants lived in the house, called ELIZABETH PASCOE and FANNY MARTIN. Mr. Hearle also employed some labourers, but they did not live in the house. On the 14th of February, Mr. and Mrs. Hearle went to London, leaving the two female servants in charge of the house. On the 8th of March it was Constantine revel at a village called Durgan three-quarters of a mile from Penpoll going the shortest way, and a mile and three-quarters another way. On Monday evening the 8th of March, Mr. Hearle's two servants went to the revel, leaving no person in the house, and on the following evening they went again. They reached the inn at Durgan at about half-past seven, and saw the prisoner there, but did not speak to him. They left the inn at about eleven o'clock, accompanied by JOHN JENKIN and his wife, and a young man called RUNNALLS, Elizabeth Pascoe said in her evidence when she arrived home the outside door was closed; she unlocked it, and perceiving a draught, saw that a pane was broken in the window, and that a candle and matches she had left on the table were gone. The lobby door was also open. She went into the parlour, and found her master's escritoire and all the drawers open and the drawers of the sideboard. She went to call John Jenkin, their workman, and his wife, and then found the closet at the top of the stairs open, all the boxes open, and the plate gone, the drawer of the wardrobe open, the locks broken, the dressing case open, and the jewels gone from the box. All the keys had been previously locked in the escritoire except two or three small ones. On the lobby table she found a candlestick with a rushlight, in which she had left a wick candle. There was no bottle of brandy in the cupboard after the robbery. John Jenkin, a workman in Mr. Hearle's employ, and living in a cottage close to the house, stated that he was at the revel at Durgan on both evenings, and there was dancing there. On the evening of the 9th, about half-past even, he saw prisoner in the inn at Durgan, and he asked witness if both the girls were coming down that night. He meant the servants to Mr. Hearle's. Witness said they were coming, and they came about half an hour afterwards. He did not see the prisoner there after half-past seven; witness left the inn about eleven o'clock with his wife and Mr. Hearle's two servants. WILLIAM JAMES TROON, carpenter, at Mawnan, was also at the revel on the 9th of March. Witness gave some evidence about some betting in the inn, in which prisoner was concerned, and that he produced a brass box. Witness went into the dancing room, and returned to the kitchen in about a quarter of an hour; prisoner had then left the kitchen, and came in again about eleven o'clock; he said he had been out sleeping on the quay. He seemed sleepy and a little tipsy; it was a hard frost that night. Cross examined: It was about nine o'clock when witness went into the dancing room. Police constable WILLIAM LOBB said he went to an old mine on the 15th March, little more than quarter of a mile from Penpoll, and found there a gold brooch and a brass box in a pit; found also a quantity of plate in chamois leather. (This was identified by Mrs. Hearle.) HENRY BRICE, police superintendent, examined the premises at Penpoll on the 10th March; found the kitchen window broken, and some blood on the wall inside. Two instruments appeared to have been used in breaking open the drawers and boxes, a chisel, and an instrument with a handle. On the 19th of March searched prisoner's house and found a pair of pincers; did not find any chisel; compared the pincers with various marks, which appeared to have been made by the pincers. (Pieces of wood marked had been cut out for the sake of comparison, and were here shown to the jury.) On the 25th of March, prisoner when in custody told witness he borrowed the pincers of CHARLES CHING, of Mawnan, Smith, twelve months ago. He said he did not know the brass box, but he lost one about a fortnight ago. On the 27th when taking prisoner to Helston, he asked were transports were sent to. Witness told him, to different parts. He said, "what do you think I shall be done in this case, do you thing they will transport me?" Witness said he did not know anything about it. Cross-examined: The pincers is a common sized shoemaker's pincers. CYRUS TIPET, police constable, apprehended prisoner on the 18th of March; observed like a scratch that had healed upon his left hand. Saw blood inside the window of the house upon the wall. Prisoner told witness he had lost a brass box in which he kept tinder to light his pipe; he said he lost it about a fortnight before. Mrs. Hearle, wife of prosecutor, said, when she went to London she put some brandy in the sideboard drawer, and locked it. On her return she missed the brandy. JOSIAH MORCOM, labourer, said he had seen the prisoner with a brass box similar to that now produced. The only other evidence in the case was that of THOMAS MARTIN, a county policeman, who, it appeared, in the evening of the 21st of March, when the prisoner was in custody, went into the cell in a working man's dress, with handcuffs on his wrist, and prisoner believing him to be another prisoner, told him that he had committed the robbery, and the way in which he had effected it, not only stating all the particulars which had come out in evidence, but adding other matters respecting the brandy, the candle, the jewels, the chisel, &c. This witness was all night in the cell. The Judge strongly condemned this mode of proceeding, and questioned the policeman, who said his superintendent did not know of his going to the cell until afterwards. It was WILLIAM HICHENS, a policeman of Helston, who suggested to him to go in this way into the cell. Witness said he went into the cell for the purpose of ascertaining whether somebody else was not connected with the prisoner in the robbery; he did not intend to give evidence; he refused to go before the magistrates; he told his story for the first time to Mr. PENDER, the attorney for the prosecution, when he was subpoenaed last Saturday. Mr. Yonge then addressed the jury for the defence, and contended that it was entirely a case of circumstantial evidence, and that the circumstances were insufficient to support the prosecution, apart from the evidence given by the policeman Martin, and he called upon the jury to wholly discredit that evidence. The learned Judge summed up, and pointed out that there was evidence for them to consider independent of that of the policeman who had acted the part of a spy. The other evidence related to the brass box, the pincers, and the scratch. The learned Judge commented on those points, and put it to the jury whether they thought them sufficient to find a verdict against the prisoner; he could not himself make out from those circumstances the guilt of the prisoner. He then made some strong observations on the conduct and evidence of the policeman, saying that in this country we have a detestation of spies or anything like them. He would have a jury to pause before they believed the story of such a man. On the 9th of March he went into the cell; on the 27th the magistrates committed the prisoner; and that man never went before the magistrates. He states that he told the superintendent on the 21st that the prisoner had confessed, though he did not tell the details. The police were at a loss for evidence at that time, and it seemed as if this man came forward to supply it. It was dealing improperly with the course of justice to bring such a man forward at the last moment, and when he had to recollect himself last Sunday, four months after he was in the cell. The case depended almost entirely upon the credit the jury gave to the policeman, and there was no one to contradict him. The jury returned a verdict of Not Guilty, and the learned Judge said he hoped the magistrates would take notice of this case. The police were a respectable body of men, and he thought when a policeman acted as a spy in this way, it ought to be taken notice of. He then ordered the prisoner to be discharged. MARIA HICK was charged with stealing a purse and 17s. 6d., the property of WILLIAM DONEY, at Bodmin, on the 19th of June. Mr. OXENHAM appeared for the prosecution, and Mr. COLE for the defence. The witnesses called for the prosecution were Mrs. ELIZABETH DONEY, WILLIAM BURTON, a boy ten years of age, NICHOLAS MARSHALL, mason, at Bodmin, ELIZABETH VERRAN, assistant in the shop of Messrs. PASCOE and MARSHALL, drapers, and Mr. Doney the prosecutor. It was endeavoured to be set out, on the part of the prosecution, that Mrs. Doney had dropped her purse in Mr. Pascoe's shop, at Bodmin, and that Mrs. Hick had picked it up and kept it. The learned Judge, in the course of evidence being given, more than once expressed his opinion that there had been some mistake made in the case; and at the close of the evidence for the prosecution, the foreman of the jury intimated that they did not wish Mr. Cole to address them for the defence, and they then gave a verdict of acquittal. Mr. Cole said he was anxious to state, on the part of Mrs. Hick, that he had witnesses in court who could explain or rebut every circumstance that appeared to be suspicious. The learned Judge said there was discrepancy in the evidence, and the charge was evidently a mistake in some way; the parties were both respectable; the prisoner is acquitted and let her be discharged. WILLIAM GRIFFIN, 73, parchment maker, was charged with stealing certain brass, the property of the trustees of the Treffry estate, on the 26th of June. Mr. HOLDSWORTH for the prosecution, and Mr. COLE for the prisoner. THOMAS JEFFERY, a carpenter, employed on the Treffry estates, at granite works, between Luxulyan and Lanlivery, had some brasses delivered to him on the 22nd of June and missed them on the 26th. JOHN GILBERT, a fitter in the employ of Fowey Consols adventurers, cast the brasses which were delivered to the last witness. Some parts of brasses were here produced by a policeman, for the witness to identify; but he failed to identify them to the satisfaction of the learned Judge, who thereupon directed an acquittal. Verdict, Not Guilty. STABBING - WILLIAM JOHNSON, 23, seaman, was indicted for feloniously stabbing THOMAS TOLDEN, another seaman at Falmouth, on the 21st of July, with intent to do him grievous bodily hard. Mr. COX conducted the prosecution. It appeared that the prosecutor, prisoner, and some of prosecutor's shipmates, were in a public-house at Falmouth, and some quarrelling took place between prisoner and one of the other seamen. Prisoner wanted to fight one of the prosecutor's shipmates; he also wanted to fight prosecutor, who told him to come out into the street to fight, and not to make a disturbance in the house. Prosecutor went into the street first; prisoner followed him, and stabbed him in the right knee with a knife. It was a deep would; prosecutor bled very much, and his knee was not yet well. He did not see the knife; he admitted that he drew his own knife; but that was after he was stabbed. Another witness saw prisoner throw his knife over the quay, and it was afterwards found by a boy called Andrew. WILLIAM ROBERTS, a constable of Falmouth, also saw prisoner running away with the knife in his hand. The jury found the prisoner Guilty of the lesser offence of unlawfully wounding. The learned Judge thought the jury had come to a correct conclusion. He could not however, allow it to be understood in this country that the use of the knife was to be passed by without severe punishment. The sentence of the court was that the prisoner be imprisoned and kept to hard labour for Eight Calendar Months. CHARLES HOAL, 30, labourer, was indicted for a bestial offence, against the order of nature, in the parish of Tywardreath, on the 15th of April. Mr. COLE for the prosecution. The offence was proved by JOHN MATTHEWS and several little boys. WILLIAM OSBORNE, one of the principal warders of the county goal, in whose custody the prisoner had been since the 16th of April, was then called and stated that the prisoner was not in a sound state of mine, and was not accountable for his actions. JOHN MATTHEWS also stated that he was not in his right mind, an had been in the lunatic asylum; and the Rev. Mr. GLUBB, who was curate of Tywardreath, gave evidence that the prisoner was imbecile and deranged, and not responsible for his actions. After hearing the summing up of the learned Judge, the jury returned a verdict of Not Guilty, on the ground of insanity. The Judge then ordered the prisoner to be removed and kept in safe custody, until the pleasure of the Crown was made known concerning him. NISI PRIUS COURT - Tuesday, August 3. Before Baron CHANNELL. - At the opening of this Court this morning, ANN SULLIVAN, who had been convicted yesterday, was brought up for judgment. The learned Judge said he had given the case his best consideration since last evening. That the prisoner broke into the house in question, admitted of no doubt; the only question was, whether she did so with intent to commit felony. The Jury, after careful consideration, found that she did. His lordship, however, was willing to believe that her main object was to get a night's lodging, and at the same time she took such provisions as she found in the larder, in order to satisfy the claims of hunger; and as he knew nothing else against her, her sentence would be only One Month's Hard Labour. A special jury was then empanelled, and the cause of IVIMEY and OTHERS v. PASCOE was called on. Mr. COLERIDGE and Mr. KINGDON were counsel for plaintiffs; Mr. M. SMITH, Q.C., and Mr. KARSLAKE for defendant. It had been expected that the case would occupy the Court a considerable time; but, after long consultation between the counsel and attornies, and the Judge, it appeared that an arrangement for an arbitration was agreed to. The jury were then sworn, and, by the direction of the Court, returned a verdict for plaintiff for GBP500, subject to a special case. We understand the case concerns a disputed watercourse for supplying water clayworks and mills, the property of Mr. HENRY LAMBE, of Truro, who is the real defendant; the plaintiffs being the trustees of the Trevanion property, adjoining Mr. Lambe's estates, in the parish of St. Austell, and near the Bugle Inn. The point in dispute has been referred to Mr. BULLER, barrister-at-law, who, we understand, will arbitrate in the case about September next. WEST BASSET and SOUTH FRANCES MINES - LYLE v. RICHARDS and OTHERS - Counsel for plaintiff: Mr. COLLIER, Q.C., Mr. COLERIDGE, and Mr. BULLER. Counsel for defendants: Mr. MONTAGUE SMITH, Q.C., and Mr. KARSLAKE. Attorney for plaintiff: Mr. SMITH, of MINET and SMITH, London, Attorneys for defendants, Messrs. SMITH and ROBERTS, and Messrs. HODGE and HOCKIN, of Truro. Mr. Buller opened the pleadings, stated that JOSEPH LYLE was the plaintiff; and JOHN RICHARDS and others defendants. The action was for breaking and entering a mine known as West Basset Mine, and removing copper ore from it; and there was a second count, charging the defendants with converting copper ore to their own use. The defendants had paid into court GBP525, saying that that was enough to satisfy the plaintiff's claim. The defendants denied this, and this was the issue the jury had to try. Mr. Collier then opened the case on the part of the plaintiff. The plaintiff in this case, Mr. Lyle, is I believe a gentleman well-known in this county as extensively connected with the mining interest. He is the lessee of the sett called West Basset Mine. The defendants are shareholders in an adjoining mine called South Wheal Frances. Mr. Lyle brings this action against defendants for having gone beyond their boundary and taken a large quantity of ore which belonged to him as lessee of the sett of West Basset. I believe in any view of this case, the plaintiff will be entitled to your verdict; for whatever be the boundary between the two mines, it is beyond all question that the South Frances adventurers have trespassed beyond it, and have taken a large quantity of ore from Mr. Lyle's sett. The defendants, admitting that, have paid a sum of GBP525 into court; but we say that we have sustained damage far beyond that amount. But that is not the only question in the case. There is another question which will be determined by the amount of damages for which your verdict shall be given, viz:- What is the boundary between the two mines? In 1852, Mr. Lyle obtained from Lady BASSET a sett of West Wheal Basset, which in former times had been called Wheal Haste; and the description in that sett I will now read to you. Mr. Collier then read the following description of boundaries, remarking to the jury that the material part for their consideration was the southern boundary. "To be bounded on the north and west by the estate of Bosleake, the property of EDWARD WILLIAM WYNNE PENDARVES, Esq., and the estate of Treskillard, the property of Lord GRENVILLE; on the south by a straight line of about 355 fathoms from JOHN VINCENT's house at the south-west extremity of the sett, to a boundstone at the north-west extremity of South Wheal Basset sett; and from thence eastward by the north side of the road leading to Carnkie, to a boundstone fixed at the south-west corner of North Wh. Basset sett; and from thence due north by the magnet about 170 fathoms to a boundstone fixed at the south-east corner of Bosleake estate; and which said premises are particularly delineated by the map on the back of this sett, and are situate in the parish of Illogan." The south boundary is the only material one in this case; the issue between the parties being, whether the line from the boundstone is to be drawn to the north or to the south of John Vincent's house? We contend that that boundary is on the north. You would hardly suppose that such a question could be very material; no person could have imagined that any great amount of property would depend on the drawing of two lines at so little distance from each other. But it so happens that one of the richest parts of the lode lies between these disputed boundaries. Before I proceed further in my statement of the plaintiff's case, I may say a few words in anticipation of my learned friend's defence. My learned friend may say that this case was tried at the last assizes, and that we ought not to be trying it again. I answer that it is quite clear we have a right to try this action, because wherever the boundary line is, the defendants have transgressed it, as they admit by payment into the court of upwards of GBP500. The determining this boundary line is a matter of difficulty; whether it be a question of fact or of law, of more one than the other, may not be settled here. It was the view of my clients that it was a question of law, and it was arranged that a special case should be stated for the court; but at the very last possible day the other side gave us notice of trial; this took my clients in great measure by surprise, and at the last trial we were not prepared with some material and important evidence that we shall now lay before you. My clients are in great difficulties in reference to this case; our evidence lies for the most part in the muniments of our opponents - of Lady Basset; we had to obtain our evidence as we best could from the muniments of our adversaries and the Tehidy office; the solicitors on the other side, Messrs. SMITH and ROBERTS, being also agents for Lady Basset. We therefore laboured under difficulty; and my learned friend Mr. LUSH, who conducted this case at the last assizes, still deeming it a question of law and not of fact, did not then present evidence. I now come before you with evidence on the part of West Basset Adventures that has not yet been submitted to any Cornish jury; I do not ask you to set aside the verdict of a former jury; but I shall submit new evidence on which I trust I shall satisfy you that the plaintiff is entitled to your verdict on this question, aye or no - is the line to be drawn to the north or to the south of John Vincent's house? The parties appear to be very hot for litigation; but I am not sure whether, in the end, you may not be disposed to split the difference between them. We say however, that the boundary is to the south of John Vincent's house; and I apprehend if the case had rested on the description in the sett to Mr. Lyle, his lordship would direct you that Mr. Lyle was entitled to draw this boundary line to the south of the cottage; -on this principle - that every grant is to be construed most strongly against the grantor; and when it is said the southern boundary is to be a straight line from John Vincent's house, I should say that we are entitled to take that part of Vincent's house which is most favourable to us; and that part is the front of the house, at the south. On that construction of the deed, we are entitled to draw the boundary line to the south of the house, including the house in the sett. It is not necessary, however, to decide that question. But I contend that we are entitled to draw the line from the south. After exhibiting and explaining a plan to the jury, Mr. Collier proceeded:- I should state the Mr. Lyle, when he took this sett made inquiries of the Captain at South Frances, and there found working and other plans, in all which the boundary was described as south of Vincent's house; it is [im]material to consider what the parties thought about the boundaries before any litigation arose between them; and at that time, the maps shown to Mr. Lyle on his taking his sett, fixed the boundary south of Vincent's house. For the sett so described and three other setts, Mr. Lyle paid GBP2,500; and for years afterwards there was no question about the boundary. But subsequently it transpired that this boundary line was more valuable than had previously been supposed; and then the South Frances adventurers seemed to have a tendency northwards. At first they proceeded northwards as far as half-way up the house; and they got a Mr. LANYON, toller to Lady Basset, to make out a boundary from a stone placed at that spot; and they made a proposition to that effect. Perhaps it might have been as well if that proposition had been accepted. But I may put it to you, whether any Cornish miners knowing they had a right to go north of Vincent's house, would be content to go only half-way. In connection with this part of the case, Mr. Collier read a letter dated Jan. 21, 1854, from Mr. BROAD on behalf of the South Frances adventurers, to Captain ROBERTS of West Basset, on the subject of the position; and stated that Captain Roberts sent the letter on to Mr. THOMAS, a leading shareholder in West Basset, who was out of the country at the time, and consequently no reply to the letter was sent. But, continued the learned gentleman, they had the working plan (handing a copy to the jury) which was used in their mine for years, and by this working plan, the boundary is south of John Vincent's house. I believe that working plan was made soon after they had obtained their sett in 1843; they had other similar plans, all showing the line south of Vincent's house; and there were also other plans in the Tehidy Office, showing the line south, at the same spot. It was not until 1854 that the South Frances adventurers thought of going so far as to the centre of the house; and since that, they had gone to the north of the house; the line to the centre of the house being erased. You may say, what pretence can they have for saying the boundary was at the north of Vincent's house? I will tell you what I understand my learned friend's case to be. It seems the South Frances adventurers discovered that there had been a former lease of Wheal Haste sett, (which may be taken to be the same as West Basset,) which had been granted in 1835, to Captain Richards, and was afterwards surrendered to Mr. Lyle; and in the small map attached to that lease of Wheal Haste, the line was drawn to the north of Vincent's house. My answer to that is, that in that small map Vincent's house is wrongly placed;- that it is placed much too far to the west, and also too far to the south. If Vincent's house were in its right place, the boundary line would pass to the south of it. In an enlarged plan which shows the true position of the premises, you will see that Vincent's house is north of the boundary line. I shall prove by a surveyor that this larger plan is correct and that is my answer to the observation grounded on the small map on the lease of 1835. To show how inaccurately these small plans were drawn, the map on the counterpart of the same lease shows the line drawn to the middle of Vincent's house. We have recently employed a surveyor of skill and eminence to examine this property, and he will put in another map made by himself, which will satisfy you that what we contend for is the true position of the line. But as far as it is a question of fact, you will have to determine it; and I think you will say that Mr. Lyle having purchased this property on the understanding that the line was to be south, it is not for the defendants, in 1854, to avail themselves of an error in the lease of 1835 as to the position of Vincent's cottage, and so place the boundary further north, because the sett had become more valuable. I think the status of affairs before 1852, when Mr. Lyle took the lease, is the status that parties must abide by. If the boundary line is, as we contend, to the south, we shall be entitled to about GBP1,500. If it be to the north, as they contend, we shall still be entitled to GBP200 or GBP300 above what they had paid into the court. The following witnesses were then examined in support of the plaintiff's case:- Mr. JOSEPH LYLE, the plaintiff, part holder of West Basset mine; Mr. FRANCIS TREVITHICK, steward of the Tehidy property; Mr. ROBERT SYMONS, land surveyor, of Truro; Mr. JAMES WEBB, dialler, now residing at Callington; and Mr. JAMES HENDERSON, civil engineer, of Truro. The general scope of this sett, the learned Counsel observed, was to give to the South Frances adventurers the whole of the Filtrick estate, except so far as nay part of it might be included in the Wheal Haste sett; and it therefore now became necessary to see what was included in the Wheal Hast sett. The learned Counsel, explaining and commenting on the descriptions of boundaries in this sett, argued that they clearly showed that the line of southern boundary must be taken north of John Vincent's house; and on the map this boundary line was so drawn. His learned friend had opened that this house was placed, in the map, considerably west of its true position. The reason of this was, that the person who made the map was told to get 355 fathoms from Vincent's house to the bound-stone mentioned; but he measured the 355 fathoms to the nearest bound-stone, and then put back the house to suit this measurement; and this fact had been admitted from the commencement of these proceedings. Wednesday, August 3 - The case for the defendant was resumed, and after the leases of GRYLLS and FILTRICK had been put in, oral testimony was taken from the following witnesses:- THOMAS PRISK, tenant of Lanyon estate, and brother of the tenant of Filtrick; ELIZABETH RICHARDS, daughter of JAMES VINCENT, who built the house so frequently mention in the case as John Vincent's; Mr. MARRIOTT, Lady Basset's steward and agent from 1845 to 1857; Mr. JAMES LANYON, toller to Lady Basset; Mr. SILVANUS JENKIN, surveyor, &c., resident at Liskeard; and Mr. RICHARD CARVETH, surveyor, at St. Austell. Mr. Montague Smith then addressed the jury at considerable length, on the evidence adduced, and generally in support of the defendants' case. Mr. Collier addressed the jury in reply. He contended that the plaintiff had a right to ask the present jury to differ from the former jury in the decision, because he alleged the case was different on both sides. The learned Judge proceeded to sum up. The Foreman of the Jury (Mr. BORLASE, of Castle Horneck), said he was desired to ask a question. The jury might possibly fined for the north or south line, and yet think there might be hardship on one party or the other; would it be competent to the jury to recommend an arrangement? The Judge:- You may recommend. Mr. Borlase:- I don't go further than that. The Judge:- You may recommend, certainly; and I don't know that it would not be a wise thing even at this time of the day; but your verdict must be a verdict. The fact is that neither your recommendation nor mine would carry much weight; but I am quite sure that your recommendation would carry much more weight than mine. The jury retired for consultation at twenty-five minutes past four. Shortly afterwards, the learned Judge stated to the counsel in the cause, that he had ruled that if it was a matter of law, the plaintiff had not made out his case. The learned Judge soon afterwards retired to his lodgings whether, about six o'clock, the jury sent a note to his lordship, who at first penned a reply, but then preferred sending for the jury. On their arrival, his lordship said:- I have this note from you; I am requested to give you in writing the point to be decided, and I have written it out, but I wish to see you that you may understand what I have written. The plaintiff's right to recover may depend on the boundary of his mine. You are aware that his mine is taken under the lease of 1852 and that it is called the West Basset mine. You are not to decide the whole case. A Juror:- We have not gone into anything like the whole case. The Judge:- You are only to decide by agreement between the parties that question, which I shall take a note and the arbitrator will adopt it. You are to decide and determine the southern boundary of the plaintiff's or the West Basset mine, whether it is bounded on the southward by a line to be drawn from the south-east corner of John Vincent's house, or any intermediate point between the south-east corner of the buildings as they stood before the lease of 1852. Here is the south-east, and that (describing on the plan) is the north approach to any of the buildings; that take us to the house; there is the dairy built behind, and the stable with it. Mr. Collier contends if he is not entitled to the line from the south, he is entitled to the line from some intermediate point, and you will have to say whether it is an intermediate point in the middle or centre of the buildings as they stand, or the original house. If you say it is from the north-east corner of the buildings as they now stand, you have said enough; if it is the south-east, you have said enough then; but if you think it is not from the south or north-east, but from some intermediate part, you will say whether it is the centre or any intermediate part of the house as it originally stood, or of the buildings as they stood in 1852, or I may say from 1835, including the whole. The Foreman:- It appeared to me as laid down on that plan there, that the front wall of the house is nearly East and West; but in this country it is very usual to call the South, East, and the North, West. The Jury then returned to their consulting room, at the county hall. At half-past eight o'clock, the jurors concluded their consultation and went again to the judges' lodgings; counsel, attornies, and other persons interested being in attendance. The names of the jurors were called as follow:- WILLIAM ALLEN, WILLIAM BELL, PHILIP BLAMEY, SAMUEL BORLASE, EDWARD BOWHAY, WILLIAM CONN, JOHN FREEMAN, junior, ROBERT GLASSON MICHELL, WILLIAM MICHELL, EDWARD PETHYBRIDGE, JEREMIAH REYNALDS, RICHARD WISE. The Associate:- Gentlemen, are you agreed? Do you find for plaintiff or defendant? Mr. Borlase (foreman):- For the plaintiff; and that the south extremity should be a line to be drawn from the south-east corner of Vincent's house to a bound-stone at the north-west extremity of South Wheal Basset sett. The Judge:- I understand you are so good as to return this answer in reference to your own written question and my written answer to you. Will you be good enough to return that to me? Mr. Borlase handed a paper to the Judge; who, after reading it said: that will be a verdict for plaintiff; I will take a note of that. It is the second bound stone? Mr. Borlase: The proper bound stone: I believe the further bound stone; we understand there was no doubt about that. The Jury then returned to their place in the Nisi Prius Court, and, after receiving their fees, were discharged. (article abridged). UNRERESERVED SALE OF VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE, RESIDUARY ESTATE, AND EFFECTS - Of the late Mr. HENRY RUNNALLS, deceased. Messrs. NICHOLL and MILLS have been favoured with instructions from the representatives of the late Mr. Henry Runnalls, of Redruth, deceased, to offer for positive sale on Monday the 9th day of August next, and following days, by Eleven o'clock in the forenoon of each day, at the late residence of the deceased Fore Street, Redruth, the whole of the excellent Household Furniture and other effects therein, comprising, - In the Bedrooms - Mahogany four-post, French, elliptic birch, and other bedsteads, with damask, moreen, chintz, and dimity furniture, feather beds, bolsters and pillows, mattresses, bedding in great variety, mahogany chest of drawers, mahogany and other washstands, chamber services, toilet glasses, towel horses, dressing tables, mahogany commodes, cane-seat and other bedroom chairs, bedroom carpetings and druggetings, and various chamber requisites. The Parlours and Sitting Rooms contain - Set of mahogany dining tables, mahogany, Pembroke, pillar and claw and ladies' work tables, mahogany, hair-seat and other sofas, chimney glasses, morocco-covered and other easy seat, and other chairs, fenders and fire sets, ottomans' stools, Brussels and Kidderminster carpets, chimney ornaments, case of stuffed birds, case of mineral specimens, window curtains, pole and rings, zinc window blinds, and sundry valuable framed prints, a good piano forte by Tomkinson, of Soho Square, London. In addition to which, there will be sold a quantity of silver plate and plated articles, in tea and coffee services, spoons, prongs, ewers, salvers, &c., an excellent eight-day clock in mahogany case, a guitar, about 200 vols. of books, amongst which will be found an edition of "Shakespeare," an excellent "Cyclopaedia," "Syria and the Holy Land," illustrated, "History of the Revolution in France" "Life of Wellington," and the works of some of the best authors, all in good condition. The Kitchen, Lobbies, Pantries, and Stairs contain a well selected variety of culinary and kitchen requisites of every description - china tea service, earthenware dinner sets, glass and cutlery of the best quality, a very good linen press, stair carpeting, brass rods and eyes, and numerous household appendages. After the foregoing, there will also be sold a very good four-wheeled gig, with lamps and gig harness complete, market cart and cart harness, hand cart, wheelbarrow, ladders, a rick of hay, and sundry other effects. The Auctioneers, in calling the attention of the Public to the sale of the above-name Property, would beg to observe, that the whole will be found in the very best condition, and for persons furnishing, offers an opportunity rarely to be met with, as the whole will be positively sold. The household furniture generally will be sold on Monday, and the books, plate, and plated articles, china, glass &c., on Tuesday. Open for inspection on the Saturday previous to the day of sale. Dated July 24th, 1858. MAWGAN WRESTLING - In consequence of the very wet weather on Tuesday week, this wrestling did not take place until the following day. The men were well matched by the committee, fair play was shown, and not a murmur was heard throughout the day, each man playing as if to win. The play throughout was exceedingly good, and was generally acknowledged to be the best seen her for twenty years. The prizes were eventually won as follows - First prize, THOMAS H. OWL, St. Ervan; second, WILLIAM RODLIFF, St. Columb; third, FRANCIS OWL, St. Evan; THOMAS CUNDY, of St. Stephens, played (though thrown by Rodliff) in such a style as gained him much applause and a good subscription. From the faggotting of some of the best men in the county in this ring last year, they were expelled this year, and consequently the committee were at some difficulty to get competitors of weight equal to play WILLIAM TREGLOWN, and after his having made himself a double standard, the committee suggested to him the propriety of his leaving the play to the lighter weights, and be it said to his honour and credit that he readily assented, nor did the committee fail to show their just appreciation of his manly conduct in the present they made him. Mr. and Mrs. GILBERT, of the Gardener's Arms, well sustained their long and well-earned reputation for kindness evinced towards strangers visiting Mawgan. The Newquay Band performed, and there was a numerous attendance of spectators. APOTHECARIES HALL - Mr. JAMES SAMER, St. Cleather in this county, passed his examination in the science and practice of medicine and received a certificate to practise, last week. LONDON UNIVERSITY - Mr. EDWARD PARSON, (son of Mr. R. PARSON, Cutcure, Menheniot), medical student of King's College, passed his examination on the 19th ult., in the first division, as undergraduate of the London University, and has since been awarded honours. FALMOUTH DOCKS - Mr. ABERNETHY, C.E., who has been successfully engaged about the Holyhead Docks and other works of magnitude, is names to take a survey of Falmouth harbour. NEWQUAY - We have received the following:- Parties anxious to visit Newquay have been in many instances prevented from doing so by reports respecting the unhealthy state of the village. I beg as resident surgeon, to say that I have never known it more healthy than at present. GEORGE JEWEL. Dated, August 3rd, 1858. CHARGE OF ASSAULT - At the Penzance County Court on Monday last, the following case was tried by jury - GILBERT v. E. H. BOYNS. This was an action to recover compensation for an assault, and the damages were laid at GBP20[?]. Mr. DOWNING, of Redruth, appeared for the plaintiff and Mr. R. A. G. DAVIES, of Penzance for the defendant. The plaintiff is an assayer, and keeps the Commercial Hotel, at Marazion, and the defendant is a solicitor's clerk, articled to Messrs. ROSCORLA and DAVIES, of Penzance. Plaintiff's statement was, that about two years ago Mr. Boyns had a horse of him to go to Helston, and when he brought the house back it looked as if it had been on a long journey. He asked Mr. Boyns where he had driven the horse from, and he said "from Penzance and from Hayle." Defendant asked if he was the owner of the horse; he said yes. Defendant asked his charge, and he said 10s. He did n

West Briton and Cornwall Advertiser. Friday, 6th August, 1858. REDUCED FARES - Truro to Plymouth, 9s. 6d. Truro to Liskeard, 6s. 6d. The Public is hereby informed, that the "Magnet" leaves Pearce's Royal Hotel, Truro, at 9 a.m., on the arrival of the first train from Penzance, reaching Plymouth at 4:30 p.m., in time for the 5:10 train to Exeter, Bristol, and London, and for coaches to Tavistock, Launceston, &c. The "Magnet" leaves the Globe Hotel, Plymouth at 10:15 a.m., after the arrival of the 10:10 a.m. train from Exeter, reaching Truro at 6 p.m., in time for the last train to Penzance. RADMORE, TEDDER, PENFOUND and Co., proprietors. STEAM UNDER 60 DAYS TO AUSTRALIA - Passage GBP14 and upwards. The Liverpool and Australian Navigation Company's celebrated Steam Clippers, in conjunction with the Eagle Line of packets, are dispatched on the 15th of each month, to the consignment of Bright Brothers, and Co., Melbourne, forwarding passengers to all parts of Australia. Packet of 15th August [.........?]. The magnificent new seven years' A [......] class clipper ship "Resolute." Capt. WALLACE, 1,112 Tons Register, 3,000 tons burthen. This magnificent new Clipper, built specially for the passenger trade, is one of the handsomest models afloat, and is expected to prove the fastest ship of the day. Her noble and spacious saloon is fitted in the most complete manner with baths, ladies rooms, &c. The state rooms, 9ft. by 6 1/2 ft. are very large and commodious; and bedding and every requisite is provided. Apply to GIBBS, BRIGHT & Co., 1 North John Street, Liverpool; ROBERTS & IRVING, 9, Cornwall, London; or to Mr. EDWARD HEARD, stationer, &c., Boscawen Street, Truro; Mr. J. S. TONKIN, Gwennap, near Redruth; Mr. JOHN BEST, Falmouth and Helston, Cornwall. ASSIZES - GEORGE HARDING, 39, was indicted for feloniously obtaining by false pretences from THOMAS CORY, at Launceston, a quart of beer, with intent thereby to defraud, on the 28th of June. He was also charged with having on the same day, unlawfully obtained by false pretences from MARY MAY, the sum of thirty shillings, with intent to defraud. Mr. OXENHAM conducted the prosecution; the prisoner was undefended. THOMAS CORY, innkeeper of Launceston, deposed:- On the morning of the 28th of June I saw prisoner at my house; he said he had come with an order from his master to have a quart of beer, as he had been assisting his master to take some cattle on to Menheniot Fair; he had a pair of sheep-shears in his hand, and said his master had sent him back to examine the sheep and have a quart of beer. I knew that he was living in the service of Mr. BUCKLER, who is a farmer and cattle dealer; he was at my house on the Saturday night before, with his master, and he said his master had sent him to know whether on the Saturday night he (the master) had his change against a half-sovereign, as he fancied he had not. On that I let him have two pints of beer, and he said his master would call the next Saturday night and pay for it. MARY MAY: I am the wife of CHARLES MAY, and live at Launceston; on the 28th of June the prisoner called at my house, and after speaking to me about some pigs, he said "Have you some money left here for my master?" I said "yes." He said I was to pay the money to him. I hesitated, and said "I don't know whether I am safe in paying you or not." He said "you are safer in paying the money to me than to master, for he is always drunk." He then said he had to make haste, for he had to go to North Petherwyn to receive 35s. more. I then paid him the money - a sovereign and 10s. in silver. JANE MAY (a little girl) daughter of last witness, corroborated her evidence, having been present at the conversation with prisoner. WILLIAM BUCKLER: I live in the parish of Launceston, and the prisoner was in my employ, and on the 28th of June he helped me about some cattle. I did not authorise him to get any beer anywhere; I did not ever send him to Mrs. May about my money, and I never gave him orders to go to North Petherwyn for money. It is not part of his duty to receive money for me, and I have never given him authority to do so. After the learned Judge had summed up, the Foreman of the jury asked the question whether the master had, or had not received the money? On this the master was re-called, and stated that he had not received the money. The prisoner was found Guilty on both indictments; and was sentenced to Two Calendar Months' Hard Labour. JOHN GENDALL, 18, pleaded Guilty of burglariously breaking into the dwelling house of JOHN MADDERN, at Madron, on the 24th of May, and stealing a wood box, 2 lbs. of tobacco, and GBP2 in money, the property of the said John Maddern. Sentence, Four Months' Hard Labour. GEORGE SMITH, 23, a soldier, was indicted for burglariously breaking into the dwelling-house of PHILIP PROTHEROE SMITH, Esq., at Truro, on the 12th July, and stealing seven loaves of bread, a quantity of meat, and a basket, the property of the said Philip Protheroe Smith. The prisoner pleaded Guilty and was sentenced to Six Weeks Hard Labour. In passing sentence, the learned Judge said he was sorry to see a person at the bar wearing the uniform of her Majesty's army. There were, however, some circumstances in his favour, and particularly that he did not take away some articles of considerable value, which he had the opportunity of taking. His lordship hoped this would be the last time he would ever be guilty of any such offence. WILLIAM WALSH, 20, a seaman, was charged with stealing a cloth coat, cloth trousers, cloth waistcoat, a Guernsey frock, two shirts, two prints, one neck-tie, and one pocket-handkerchief, the property of JAMES CARTER, at Illogan, on the 1st of July. A second count charged felonious receiving of the goods. The prisoner pleaded Guilty, and was sentenced to Two Months' Hard Labour. THOMAS HICKS, 47, labourer, was charged with stealing a drake, the property of JOHN CLEMOES, at Endellion, on the 7th July. Mr. HOULDSWORTH conducted the prosecution; Mr. COLE defended the prisoner. John Clemoes, the prosecutor, deposed that he was a farmer living at Trecreage, in the parish of Endellion, and also occupied a farm about two miles distant, in the parish of St. Minver. He had eight ducks removed from his farm in St. Minver, to Trecreage; on the 7th July, seven of them strayed, and only six of them were brought back to him; the one that he did not get back was lame. WILLIAM RANDALL, a farmer living in St. Minver, on the 7th of July was travelling with his servant in a cart to see his uncle, the prosecutor, at Trecreage. As he was going along the road, about 1 1/4 mile from Trecreage, he saw prisoner, and gave him a lift in the cart. After riding on about half-a-mile towards Trecreage, they saw a drake lying by the road-side; and witness said to his servant (and the prisoner heard him) "there's a duck there, either wounded or tired." After that, prisoner went on about 50 or 60 paces, and then jumped out, saying he must go into a field after a donkey. Witness and his man went on to Trecreage, and gave information of what they had seen. Witness then returned, across some fields, to the place in the road where he had seen the drake but ten minutes before, but found that the drake was gone. Afterwards saw the drake at the office of Mr. SYMONS, clerk to the committing magistrate. WILLIAM LAMERTON, police constable at Endellion, went to the prisoner's house about 12 o'clock at night of the 7th of July; prisoner lived about half a mile from Endellion Churchtown. At the house, saw the prisoner and his wife, and told the prisoner that he was suspected of having a duck in his possession. He said he had no duck in his house. Witness asked him if he was willing for him to search the house. Prisoner said, "not to night; you can search to-morrow morning if you like." (Laughter.) Prisoner afterwards said he had not got the duck in his house, but he knew where it was, and it was just out at the back, and said, "if you go round at the back, I will go through the house." Witness, having a brother constable placed at the back, refused to go round, but went through the house with the prisoner. When they came to the back door, prisoner pointed outside to a spot where he said the duck could be found. Witness went and looked and saw there was no duck there; turning round, he looked into the back kitchen and saw the duck on the floor; upon which he took charge of the duck and apprehended the prisoner. The drake being produced was identified by the prosecutor. Verdict, Guilty. One Month's Hard Labour. There was another indictment against the prisoner for stealing four geese, the property of RICHARD WILLIAMS, at Endellion, on or about the 12th of July; but this charged was not tried. JOHN MACDONALD, 21, a seaman, was charged with stealing a pair of trousers and a Guernsey frock, the property of GEORGE RADFORD, at the parish of Falmouth, on the 20th of July. Mr. COX conducted the prosecution; the prisoner was undefended. MARY RADFORD, a lodging-house keeper, at Falmouth, stated that on the 20th of July the prisoner was lodging at her house. At that time she had in her house, in charge for a little boy, a bundle containing a pair of pilot trousers and a new knitted frock, tied up in the boy's bag. About half-past nine in the evening of the 20th July, she missed the bundle; the prisoner having been in the room where the clothes were, during the afternoon. She saw him come down the stairs with his oil coat on, and looking very large under the arm. FRANCIS ANGLESEY, who keeps an outfitting shop in Falmouth, remembered the prisoner coming there between nine and ten o'clock in the night, with a frock which he asked witness to buy; and witness gave him 3s. for it. LOVEDAY PADDON, living at Falmouth, deposed that on the 20th of July, prisoner came to her and said "mother, would you be kind enough to do me a favour; will you sell a pair of trousers for me?" He gave her a pair of trousers which she pawned at Mrs. OWEN's for 4s. and gave the money and ticket to the prisoner. EMMA OWEN, pawn-broker, proved that she received the trousers in pawn, from the last witness, and gave them to the policeman. WILLIAM HITCHINS, the policeman, apprehended the prisoner on the 20th July, and on the same day received the trousers from the last witness, and the knitted frock from Anglesey. Witness produced the articles where were identified generally, by Mrs. Radford. The prisoner's statement before the committing magistrates was:- "I don't know anything about it; I was in liquor;" and the prisoner now made a similar statement to the jury. Verdict, Guilty. Sentence, Two Months' Hard Labour. WILLIAM PHILIP AVER, 13, labourer, and WILLIAM KERNICK, 21, miner, was charged with burglariously breaking into the dwelling-house of MARY ANN BLIGHT, of St. Agnes, on the 5th of July, and stealing GBP2. 10s. in silver coin of the realm, two metal seals, an American silver coin called a half-dime, and a Mexican silver coin. Mr. COLE conducted the prosecution; Mr. STOCK defended Kernick; Aver was undefended. Mrs. Blight, the prosecutrix, deposed:- I live at Mithian, in the parish of St. Agnes, and keep a shop there. On the 5th of July I saw Aver there several times during the day, having gooseberries, and pears and sweets; he lives about half a mile off from me. When he came there, he saw me put money into the silver-drawer. I have a large bull-terrier, and Aver would very often slock him away from the door and feed him; I saw him that afternoon, playing with the dog a great while, and giving him crusts and other things. On the night of the 5th July I went to bed about twelve o'clock, fastening my house properly; I left the dog in the parlour, with the middle door open leading into the shop. When I came down next morning, about six o'clock, I saw that the house had been entered at the back window leading into the flour closet; a pane of glass had been taken out with a knife large enough for a hand to be passed through; and the back window of the closet was opened wide enough for a person to pass through. The door of the shop was open, and on going into the shop, I found that the silver was taken away, together with the drawer in which it had been placed; there was quite a pile of silver there the night before - I have put it low in stating that it was 50s.; there were two seals and two foreign coins - American and Mexican. I sent for a police officer. That same morning, Kernick came to my shop and said he had heard a noise in the town that my shop had been broken open; he said, "I hear you condemn Aver for it." I answered "I do." He said I don't believe he did it any more than I did, and as for myself I was never in your shop but once before in my life." He instantly went to see where Aver had got in; and I pointed to him where it was, but he walked straight to the spot, and came back to Aver who was standing outside the door, and said to him, "Aver, do you know the police are up in the town? If you do not, I tell you of it." They then went off together. Before Kernick left the shop, I said to him, "it was a fortunate thing that you did not carry off my sovereigns, which were kept in a drawer adjoining the silver drawer." ALFRED HIPWOOD JARRETT: I am superintendent of police for the Truro district. On the 6th of July, I got in formation of the burglary at Mrs. Blight's, and in the morning of the 7th I went and examined the premises, and ascertained how the burglary had been effected. On a portion of the putty remaining at the lower part of the window, I observed marks which had been made with a knife. I apprehended Aver on the 12th of July, and after that, in consequence of a statement made by Aver, I apprehended Kernick on the 16th. Afterwards I traced the possession of a knife to JOHN KERNICK, prisoner's brother; I compared the knife with marks on the window and found it corresponded; in my judgment, the window was opened with the knife; and before the magistrates, Aver admitted that the window was opened with the knife. (Witness produced the knife). SUSAN HARRIS: I am a servant at Mr. LETCHER's public-house in Mithian, a very short distance from Mrs. Blight's. About eleven o'clock on the night that Mrs. Blight's house was broken into. I saw Aver in my master's court and asked him what he was doing there, and he said he was waiting for SAMUEL MOON, who, he said, was in my master's house. Aver stopped there till about twelve o'clock. I had seen Kernick in the house; he went away about eleven o'clock. MARK FLINT, a sawyer, living in the parish of Kenwyn, and working at Wheal Kitty, was at Mithian on the 9th of July in the evening, at Letcher's public-house. When I first went in, Kernick was there alone, but after that, Aver came, and Kernick asked him to come in. After that, I and Kernick tossed for a pint of beer; I could not see how much money Kernick then had; I did not see any money with Aver. Afterwards Aver and Kernick went away, and when they came back again, there was not much money in Kernick's purse. EDWARD PARNELL, a boy, stated that the day after Mrs. Blight's house had been broken into, he saw Aver at Mithian; Aver had a knife with him, which witness bought for three-half-pence. (It was the same knife as was now produced.) Witness bought it for John Kernick, who gave him the money to do so. John Kernick, another boy, confirmed the last witness's evidence, and stated that he gave the knife to Mr. Jarrett. NICHOLAS COOKE, a miner living at Mithian, on Sunday the 11th of July was going from Mithian towards Redruth, and about fifty yards from Kernick's house picked up a small bit of money which he afterwards gave to Mrs. Blight. (This was the Mexican coin, and it was identified by Mrs. Blight, by means of some marks on it.) PETER SEMMENS, policeman in the Truro district: I had charge of Aver when he was in custody; he was taken before the magistrates on the 14th of July; after we had been before the magistrates he said he kept the dog quiet, while the other went in - and he mentioned the other's name; he had before that said that the knife produced was the one used. ELIZA SOLOMON:- I am the wife of RICHARD SOLOMON, of St. Agnes; the prisoner Aver is my son, and used to live with my mother at Perranzabuloe, about half a mile from Mithian. On the 6th of July, the day after the robbery, I was at Mrs. Blight's; and afterwards Kernick came in; I had never seen him there before. Kernick and my boy went outside the house; and Kernick said he would give my boy a pair of boots and trousers, better than those he had on, because people would not talk so much about his (Kernick's) having new ones, as they would if my boy had new ones. I heard Kernick afterwards say to my boy, "What a d---d fool I was that I did not take away Mrs. Blight's pocket-book with the sovereigns, as well as the rest; I would have left this place and would not have been in it five hours." They then went away together, and said they were going to Penhale to seek for work. This witness was severely cross-examined with a view of discrediting her testimony; it appearing that although the conversation of which she spoke was alleged to have taken place on the 6th of July, she so delayed to give information, though living only at a short distance from Mrs. Blight, that she was not examined before any magistrate on the subject until the 27th of July; and her answers on cross-examination were not satisfactory either in substance or in manner of delivery. FRANCISCO AVER, grandfather of the prisoner Aver, and with whom he used to live, said: I remember the night of the 5th of July; I went to bed between nine and ten and slept; I afterwards heard the boy come hollowing to me to come down and let him in; he was timid of being out at night; when he came home, it was good light, it might have been morning - it might have been day-light. The following statements by the prisoners before the committing magistrates were then put in and read; the jury being repeatedly cautioned strictly that they were not to accept as evidence any statement made by one prisoner against another. Aver's statement:- On Saturday the 19th of June last, William Kernick and I were coming into Truro, and he asked me about the money which had been stolen from a person about Christmas, and he said, "I should like to get another such a lot;" and I said "you may if you mine to:" and he said, "I will if I can." We went into Truro together, when he was disappointed of his place; then he told me to go home and he would put me the nearest way, and he said "I shall be home to-morrow." On Sunday I went down to his house, but he was not there. On the Monday following, about two or three o'clock in the afternoon, I saw Kernick by his gate, and then he said, "Are you going to do that to-night? I then went away from him, driving two donkeys, and came back again and stood up with him, and he then went into the public-house; and after being there a long time he came out and I said to him, "Are you going home?" and he said, "No, damn it, I am going to get drunk first." There was a show at the next village; I asked him if he was going there; he said, "No, I shall get drunk first." It was then coming on tolerably late, and then we went down the lane, and Mrs. Blight was not then gone to bed, and he then went into Mr. Letcher's again; he did not stop there long, but I heard him say "Good night," and after a brave bit afterwards, I don't know what time it was, he came out and stopped a bit, and then went down the lane when she was gone to bed. We went the lower side of the pigs' house and looked over the hedge and took hold of a tree, and then went in. I stayed at the back door, and the dog was at the back door; he knew my voice, and then Kernick said, "Let me see your knife," and I stayed at the back door, and he went in through the window. There were three or four pitchers in the window; he took them out and put them down, and when he was going in he said, "I would as soon work a core as do this;" and then he was in there a brave bit, and I do not think he could find the door of the shop, I said, "Bill, I shall not stop here any longer," and he said "I shall be out in a minute; and then he came out of the shop door and came down and hollowed, "Robert, I am out; and I came up to him and asked him what he was going to do with the money, and he said "damn me, I'll find enough to do with it;" and he said "you must not have any before it is all gone quiet." Then he went towards his own house, and I went home. On Tuesday I asked him what he was going to do with it; he said, "you must not have any until it is all gone quiet for a fortnight or three weeks." The same day he went into the public-house, and I went in a little while after and sat down, and he asked whether I would have a glass of beer, and I said, "No, I shall not drink any beer." He said it would not do to give me any silver, but offered me three halfpence to buy some tobacco. Kernick's Statement:- I have heard Aver's statement, it is all untrue. Mr. Stock addressed the jury for the defence of Kernick, submitting that as against him there was no evidence at all, except that of the woman Solomon, and that he insisted was unworthy of credit. The learned Judge summed up much to the same effect. At twenty minutes to five, the jury retired for consultation, and after absence of an hour, during which another jury was sworn and other cases proceeded with, they returned into Court, unable to agree on a verdict. The learned Judge again reminded them that they must wholly disregard the statement of one prisoner against another, and therefore, although Aver stood self-convicted, his evidence against Kernick was of no value; the case against Kernick rested wholly on the evidence of the woman Solomon; this evidence, accordingly, the Judge read over and commented on again, unfavourably to the woman's credit; and in conclusion he told the Jury that they must give the prisoner the benefit of any reasonable doubt they might have. Hereupon, the jury, after brief re-consideration found Aver Guilty, with recommendation to mercy on account of his youth, and Kernick Not Guilty. It was stated that Aver had been once summarily convicted under the Juvenile Offenders Act. Sentence was deferred. RICHARD MAY, a young boy, and MICHAEL O'BRIEN rag-gatherer, aged 45, were charged with stealing two quart pewter measures and four pint pewter measures, and some parts of brass cocks, the property of SAMUEL TRELIVING at Calstock, on or about the 26th of June. O'Brien was charged, in a second court, with feloniously receiving. May pleaded Guilty of stealing; and, after trial, O'Brien was found Guilty of feloniously receiving. Sentences were deferred. The property was stolen from the Steam Packet Inn, in Calstock, which, being unoccupied was in charge of Mr. JOEL DOWN, mason, of Calstock, as agent for the owner, Mr. Samuel Treliving. The stolen property was disposed of by O'Brien to JOHN ROAN, a store dealer in Plymouth; and the detection of the accused was effected by police serjeant PAPPIN, of the Callington district; while the identification of the property was made in court, by Mrs. PHILIPS, wife of Mr. JOSEPH HENRY PHILIPS, now of Plymouth, but formerly occupying the Steam Packet Inn at Calstock. MARY ANN FIELDING, 29, pleaded Guilty of stealing a handkerchief, the property of JOSEPH KITTO, at Antony. Sentence deferred. MARK MINERS, 13, pleaded Guilty of stealing the sum of GBP1. 9s. and a leather purse, at St. Agnes on the 30th of June. NISI PRIUS COURT - COLLINS v. SYMONS - Mr. COLLIER, Q.C., and Mr. COLERIDGE having opened the pleadings, Mr. Collier stated the case. The plaintiff was a carpenter and joiner at Wadebridge, and the defendant was formerly a servant of the late Sir WILLIAM MOLSEWORTH. In the year 1850, defendant applied to plaintiff to take his son as an apprentice. Plaintiff was at first reluctant, but afterwards agreed to do so, and defendant's son entered into his service in 1851. An indenture of apprenticeship was executed; defendant's son was bound for seven years from the 3rd of March, 1851, and the term expired on the 3rd of March, 1858. He remained with plaintiff 4 1/2 years; plaintiff had taught him his business, he was an intelligent youth, and was become of much use to his master. In August 1855, he absconded, and his master had never seen him since. He was worth at that time 13s. a week to his master, who had then some heavy contracts. Plaintiff applied to the lad's father, and got nothing but evasive answers. He told his father he was answerable for the boy's remaining, and that if the boy stayed away, he (the father) would have to pay for it. The father said he would not pay a farthing. Since then the plaintiff had learnt that the lad had been in London earning good wages, and had afterwards gone to America. Plaintiff believed the father knew of his son's going away, and he now claimed from the defendant for the loss of his son's time and labour, the sum of GBP94. 5s. There had been certain sums agreed to be paid annually by plaintiff to the lad's parents, and deducting those sums the amount claimed would be GBP71.5s. JOHN COLLINS, the plaintiff, was then called, and said the terms upon which he agreed with AARON SYMONS to take his son John were set down in the deed of indenture. He was here asked by Mr. COLE (for the defendant) whether he would swear that the words "and to be answerable for the presence of the aforesaid apprentice during the said term" were in the indenture when it was signed by the parties. Plaintiff said he would swear those words were there then. Defendant's son was with him from February 1851 to August 1855. He had not seen him since. He made inquiry of defendant, who spoke to him in an improper manner, such as led plaintiff to think defendant knew where his boy was gone. Plaintiff said, "well, remember you are responsible for his presence, and if you don't get him, I shall make you pay for it." Defendant said he should not try to get him, and he should never pay a farthing. Plaintiff heard after some months where he was, and tried to get him back, but failed, and the lad went to America. Defendant applied to buy the boy's time out just before the 12th of August, 1855, when the boy left. The boy was worth 13s. a week when he absconded; he was a week when he absconded; he was a clever boy, and very useful. Plaintiff's claim was made up as follows:- from August, 12th, 1855 to March 3rd, 1856, 29 weeks at 13s. GBP18.7s.; to March 3rd, 1856, to March 3rd, 1857, 52 weeks at 14s.; GBP36. 8s.; and from that time to March 3rd, 1858, 52 weeks at 15s., GBP39. Plaintiff said the boy was worth a great deal more than that to him. The deductions for what plaintiff had to pay to the parents during that time, amounted to GBP13. On cross-examination, plaintiff said he never struck the boy but once; he then gave him a "clout" in the head; he believed that was before he was bound. He never struck him with a hammer, or threw a hammer at him. He kept him up half the night sometimes, making coffins, and paid 2 1/2. Per hour for overtime. Sometimes that was set against holiday time which he had. In the 4 1/2 years he had lost 52 1/2 days. At one time he cut off the top of his thumb, or pulled it off; he then lost three weeks; he did not do it in plaintiff's work; he had that time to make up. He gave him a holiday twice a year, on Christmas-day and Good Friday. Plaintiff found defendant was going to America, and arrested him under a Judge's order, for a claim of GBP94. Defendant had been in prison about three months. Re-examined: The apprentices would ask for holidays, and sometimes plaintiff would grant them, on condition that they worked the time up again. He had made no claim for the 52 days. The making of coffins was of great urgency, and required working extra hours; he had paid the boy for extra hours. ROBERT LEWIS MARSHALL, a coach-builder and carpenter, at Lanivet thought plaintiff's estimate at 13s. a week for a useful apprentice in his fifth year was reasonable. In the sixth and seventh years such an apprentice would be worth 2s. 9d. and 3s. a day. Mr. Cole addressed the jury for the defence, stating that the defendant was a respectable man who had been in the service of the late Sir WILLIAM MOLESWORTH for a long period. It was a very hard case. The boy had been ill-treated and had absconded. The father knew nothing about it, yet by the terms of the indenture he was liable. Plaintiff had sworn he owed him GBP94, had obtained a Judge's order, got him arrested when he was going in a van from Bodmin to Plymouth to emigrate to America, and defendant had been in gaol three months. The action might have been brought in the County Court, instead of incurring the expense of the superior court. The boy had a hard taskmaster; he had to work up the three weeks he was idle from chopping his thumb: he should call tradesmen to show that 7s. a week was quite enough for such a boy. He then called AARON SYMONS, the defendant, who said he knew nothing of his boy's intention to leave; he did not know where he was till nine months afterwards. He endeavoured to get him back, but the goy gave him reasons for not coming back. He went to America; defendant did not give him money to go. No claim was made upon defendant before he was arrested. He had been in jail up to that morning, and was In custody now. He had lost his freight for passage to America in consequence of being arrested; he was a married man, had sold his furniture, and had no place to go to. Cross-examined: Plaintiff did not tell him he would have to pay for his boy going away. He did not apply to buy out the rest of his time: what passed was between his son and plaintiff; his son used to come home and spit blood. JOHN BRAY, master carpenter and builder at Bodmin, thought GBP20 would be a fair compensation for the apprentice's absence. He never found an apprentice to do so well as a journeyman; they were not so interested in the work; a master had to provide tools for the apprentice. RICHARD MARKS, cabinet maker, Bodmin, could get many a young man for 7s. a week after serving the whole of his time. They were not generally competent when they were out of their time, without further work and instruction. Mr. Cole replied, admitting that the verdict must be for the plaintiff, but saying that the hardship of the case was such that the damages should be reduced to a very small amount. Mr. Collier addressed the jury, denying that there was any foundation for saying that the lad was ill-treated. None of the other apprentices had been called to show that. It suited the father that his son should go away, because the father had no longer to pay for his board and lodging. No doubt the son was making good wages in America, and the father was going out there to join him. The case could not be taken into the county court, because the claim was beyond the amount. If Symons had not been arrested, plaintiff would have got nothing. The learned Judge then summed up stating that the verdict must be for plaintiff, and that the question was simply one of damages. After some consideration the jury gave a verdict for plaintiff for GBP40, clear of deductions. PHILLIPS v. BALL and OTHERS - Counsel for the plaintiff, Mr. MONTAGUE SMITH, Q.C., and Mr. KARSLAKE; attorney, Mr. GILL. Counsel for the defendants, Mr. SERJEANT KINSLAKE and Mr. KINGDON; attorneys, Messrs. COMMINS and SON. Mr. Karslake opened the pleadings. JOSEPH PHILLIPS was the plaintiff; and AGNES BALL, LAVINIA VIAN, RICHARD WILLIAMS, JOSEPH ROBINS, and WILLIAM BENNALLACK were the defendants. The action was one of ejectment, brought to recover possession of certain premises at St. Austell, and the defendants occupy different parts of those premises. Mr. Montague Smith stated the case to the jury. The plaintiff, Mr. Joseph Phillips, had brought this action of ejectment to recover possession of property at St. Austell, consisting of the Red Lion public-house, other houses, and some fields. The case, he believed, was defended by the landlord, or some persons who claimed under the title of Mr. FLAMANK, deceased. The property is a copyhold of the manor of Treverbyn Courtenay, which was part of the possessions of the Duke of Cornwall; and the plaintiff claimed under a copy of court roll dated 15th April, 1797. By the custom of the manor, it appeared that grants were made by the Duke of Cornwall for lives, to certain persons to hold successively one after the other; and the widow of any tenant who died in possession, was also entitled to hold the copyhold during her widowhood, and to protect the morals of the manor it was to be, "during her chaste widowhood." The copyhold tenement in question was formerly held by a family called Williams, and he would explain how it came into the hands of Phillips. The question of title, however, would be more for his lordship than for the jury, inasmuch as it was connected with the copies of court rolls, and there would be the question as to the custom of the manor, and the power of any tenant to surrender his copyhold. It appeared that Richard Williams became possessed of this copyhold tenement in 1762. ANN WALLIS and Richard Williams the younger were granted for their lives and the longest liver of them successively, in reversion of JOHN WALLIS, on the 11th of November, 1762, "and thereon Ann Wallis and Richard Williams the younger were admitted tenants in reversion according to the custom of the said manor, and their fealties were respited until their particular estates happen." There were courts held within the manor from time to time, and presentments were made by the juries of those courts of the deaths of the tenants and the persons entitled in succession. After this grant in 1762, there was a presentment of the jury of a court held on the 19th June 1778, when they presented the deaths of Ann Wallis and John Wallis, "and that on the death of the survivor, the said tenements or cottages descended to Richard Williams, of St. Austell, now the only life on the premises." Then on the 6th of August, 1769, Richard Williams, of St. Austell, took of the lord of the manor, by delivery of the steward, the tenement in question, for the lives of Richard, son of Richard Williams, aged about nine months, and Mary his daughter, aged about three years, by nomination of Richard Williams the father, to hold for their lives and the life of the longest liver of them successively, in reversion of the said Richard Williams, according to the custom of the manor, under the old yearly rent of 8s. 6d. That was a grant made to Richard and Mary, the son and daughter of Richard Williams, and in reversion of the estate which Richard the father held. Now in 1784, Richard the father died, and left a widow, Elizabeth, who by the custom of the manor became entitled to the tenement during her widowhood. So far the title was plain. Then it appeared that on the 19th of January, 1786, Elizabeth, the widow, surrendered the tenement and took a fresh grant. If she had married she would have forfeited it, and this surrender seems to have been made to avoid the forfeiture. The lord allowed her to make the surrender, and then there was a grant by the lord for the lives of Joseph Phillips, late of Redruth, tinner, aged 30 years, and Richard Williams aged about 7 years, and Mary aged about 10 years, the son and daughter of Richard Williams, deceased (entitled under the former grant), and it went on to say, "and thereupon the said Elizabeth Williams is admitted tenant, and the said Richard Williams and Mary Williams are admitted tenants, for their lives successively, according to the custom of the said manor, and their fealties are respited until their particular estates shall respectively happen." Shortly after this grant, Elizabeth Williams, the widow, married Joseph Phillips, of Redruth, one of the persons mentioned in the grant of 1786, and she had children by that marriage, one of whom was the plaintiff, Joseph Phillips. Then, on the 27th of September, 1792, the jury at a court presented the death of Elizabeth Phillips, wife of Joseph Phillips, "who died tenant for her own life of the premises, and that her husband Joseph Phillips (late of Redruth), was entitled to the same for his own life, being the next life named in the court roll of this manor, and that he is admitted and taken tenant of the same." Then, in 1797, April 15th, Joseph Phillips made three surrenders, one of which related to this property, and Joseph Phillips again took the same premises "for the lives of the said Joseph Phillips, aged about 43 years, Joseph Phillips, his son (the present plaintiff), aged about 9 years, and ELIZA PHILLIPS, his daughter, aged about 4 years, the lord of the manor of such estate and entry to have GBP80, "and thereupon the said Joseph Phillips was admitted tenant and did his fealty, and the said Joseph Phillips, his son, and Eliza Phillips, his daughter, were admitted tenants for their lives successively, according to the custom of the manor, and their fealties were respited until their respective estates should respectively happen." That being the copy of court roll under which the plaintiff claimed, he (Mr. M. Smith) would now call the attention of the jury to the subsequent transactions. It appeared that in 1799, Mr. Flamank purchased of the Duke of Cornwall the freehold and reversion of these copyhold tenements, and by the covenant under which he purchased, the purchase was made expressly subject to the last grant to Joseph Phillips, of April 15th, 1797. The purchase was carried out by the Surveyor-General of the duchy under an act of Parliament. Mr. Flamank having the reversion, Joseph Phillips, the father, sold his interest in this copyhold tenement to Mr. Flamank, and by deed dated December 13th, 1803, he conveyed to Mr. Flamank the copyhold as far as he could convey it. Now, on the part of plaintiff, it is said that Joseph Phillips, plaintiff's father, could not be that sale, or surrender, or conveyance, affect the plaintiff's interest; but that his interest survived by the copy of court roll of 1797. It became, then, necessary to consider when the right of the plaintiff accrued as a right in possession. It did not accrue till the death of a person called CATHRINE WILLIAMS, who was the wife of Richard Williams, the son, who was entitled under the grant of 1786, and the former grant of 1775. In the subsequent grant to Elizabeth Williams, the interests of the children she had by her previous marriage, were disregarded, but it appeared those were to good outstanding estates, and that the grant to Joseph Phillips, in 1797, could only be possessed after the lives of those two children, Richard and Mary Williams, were disposed of. Accordingly, in 1817, Richard Williams claimed under the former grant, and filed a bill against Mr. Flamank to establish his right to the tenements. Mr. Flamank had no defence, and there was a deed of arrangement entered into on the 5th of September, 1817, by which some conveyance was made to Mr. Flamank, and by which, in lieu of their copyhold interest during their lifetime, Richard Williams was to receive an annuity of GBP90 a-years, and his wife, Catherine, who would be entitled during widowhood, was to received GBP60 a-year. Richard Williams's sister, Mary, was out of the case, because she died in 1809. So that during a very considerable period, the estate which intervened between Joseph Phillips, the present claimant, and his right to immediate possession was that of Richard Williams and Catherine, his wife, who became a widow, and did not die till March, 1857. He (Mr. M. Smith) should prove these facts, and the custom of the manor by the court rolls. He believed his friend, on behalf of the defence, would endeavour to set up some custom, to the effect that when there was a grant to three persons in succession, the first life might surrender the whole copyhold, so as to deprive the lives in succession of the life estates after him. He believed, however, that the court rolls of this manor, from the earliest times for which they could be found, entirely negative the existence of any such custom, but showed that each tenant was to hold one after the other in succession and that one could not interfere with the rights of another. A considerable amount of documentary evidence was then put in, consisting of court tolls and deeds. Some conversation took place between the learned Judge and the counsel, and various admissions were made in order that the case might go before the Court of Common Pleas. It was admitted that Mr. William Flamank, the purchaser, and Mr. Joseph Phillips were both of the homage of the courts mentioned in the admissions. It was admitted that Mr. Flamank died on the 16th October, 1810; that the defendants are tenants of the devisees named in the will of Mr. Flamank; and that the devisees had received the rents since the time of his death. It was stated that there was no court roll of the manor extant previous to 1628. The cost of Mr. Flamank's purchase was GBP1000. Mr. Commins, sen., solicitor, was called by Serjeant Kinglake in reference to the execution of the deed of arrangement referred to by Mr. M. Smith, and which was amongst the documents put in. Witness was one of the parties to the deed, and was called with the view of showing that Mr. JOSEPH EDYVEAN FLAMANK, another of the parties to the deed, was not in a state of mind to know what he was doing when he signed it, and that a commission of lunacy was issued against him directly afterwards. On Cross-examination, Mr. Commins was asked if he would swear that Mr J. E. Flamank was a lunatic when he signed the deed? He replied that he would not say if he was or not, he thought he was in a state of imbecility. The learned Judge, addressing the jury, then said - Gentlemen: you will be so good as to return your verdict, as a matter of form, for the plaintiff. The case involves several points of law of some nicety and delicacy, and it is agreed that the case be taken to the court from which the record is issued. A verdict was then given for the plaintiff, with leave to the defendant to move to enter a verdict for the defendant; the court to draw such inferences as a jury would have drawn, and if then the verdict stands for the plaintiff, the verdict to be entered for mesne profits at the rate of GBP105 per annum, from February, 1857.

If your ancestors were wealthy enough to leave a memorial in the church, you might be lucky enough to find a photo of it here: http://www.churchmonumentssociety.org/Cornwall.htm Di Gibbs OPC (Genealogy) For Lezant, Lawhitton and Stoke Climsland Cornwall

Sometimes it is just a matter of their computer seeing your computer as not being in UK. There is an app that will cause their computer to see your computer as being in UK. This is a free Google app, which may be installed in Google Chrome and/or FireFox web browser. I have used it successfully in both browsers. The name of the app is HOLA. JimS On Sunday, August 24, 2014 7:24 AM, hainesc via <cornish-gen@rootsweb.com> wrote: When I tried to sign it a note came up that we have to be citizens of UK. > > In case this is of interest. > Diane > > http://epetitions.direct.gov.uk/petitions/68520 > > > I`ve recieved this petition , I think it`s well-worthy of our support. > Please see below... > > "I am campaigning to save an Early Bronze Age burial mound in Plymouth > which is under threat from development. > I wonder if you could pass the word on that there is an > We need as much support as possible. > > ------------------------------- > Listmom:  ybowers@gmail.com or CORNISH-GEN-admin@rootsweb.com > > Visit the OPC (Online Parish Clerk) web page for transcription > information http://www.cornwall-opc.org/ > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > CORNISH-GEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >   Carolyn Haines Holt, MI 48842 ------------------------------- Listmom:  ybowers@gmail.com or CORNISH-GEN-admin@rootsweb.com Visit the OPC (Online Parish Clerk) web page for transcription information http://www.cornwall-opc.org/ ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to CORNISH-GEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

When I tried to sign it a note came up that we have to be citizens of UK. > > In case this is of interest. > Diane > > http://epetitions.direct.gov.uk/petitions/68520 > > > I`ve recieved this petition , I think it`s well-worthy of our support. > Please see below... > > "I am campaigning to save an Early Bronze Age burial mound in Plymouth > which is under threat from development. > I wonder if you could pass the word on that there is an > We need as much support as possible. > > ------------------------------- > Listmom:  ybowers@gmail.com or CORNISH-GEN-admin@rootsweb.com > > Visit the OPC (Online Parish Clerk) web page for transcription > information http://www.cornwall-opc.org/ > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > CORNISH-GEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >   Carolyn Haines Holt, MI 48842

facebooked it to Cornish Connection of Lower Michigan and Cornish Downunder as well as on my timeline. > > In case this is of interest. > Diane > > http://epetitions.direct.gov.uk/petitions/68520 > > > I`ve recieved this petition , I think it`s well-worthy of our support. > Please see below... > > "I am campaigning to save an Early Bronze Age burial mound in Plymouth > which is under threat from development. > I wonder if you could pass the word on that there is an > We need as much support as possible. > > ------------------------------- > Listmom:  ybowers@gmail.com or CORNISH-GEN-admin@rootsweb.com > > Visit the OPC (Online Parish Clerk) web page for transcription > information http://www.cornwall-opc.org/ > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > CORNISH-GEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >   Carolyn Haines Holt, MI 48842

In case this is of interest. Diane http://epetitions.direct.gov.uk/petitions/68520 I`ve recieved this petition , I think it`s well-worthy of our support. Please see below... "I am campaigning to save an Early Bronze Age burial mound in Plymouth which is under threat from development. I wonder if you could pass the word on that there is an We need as much support as possible.

We really do live in exciting times for genealogy as more and more records appear online. Even seven years ago I was pilloried for trying to undertake a complete sizeable one-name study online. I made do and more-or-less succeeded, but given we now have had the internet for 20 years, I was actually puzzled that so few resources were digitised. Now it’s different and there is really no other way. Soon, you will barely need to set foot in a library. Every time I look there is an explosion of new sources. For example, four years ago in order to try to reconstruct the Coads of New Zealand, all we had were newspapers, a CD heritage marriage index, and some listings of cemeteries (we managed). Now – ancestry.com is full of NZ BMD indexes (most of which can be found free) and familysearch has probate originals. Yesterday I discovered cemetery records for Adelaide including a whole lot of people I had never heard of. In Victoria we have pictures, maps and indexed searches of a lot of cemeteries online – http://mapping.fcmp.com.au:1001/Pubmapping/index.aspx. familysearch continues to amaze. Well we knew they have always had the records tucked away in Utah, but three years ago all we had online was the IGI, corrupted by an equal quantity of bad user-sourced records. Now – well we have originals of many of the Cornwall PRs. And an absolute wealth of originals from every US State and South American country, and most European countries. Well I guess it had to happen, the surprising thing is that so much has come at once after 20 years. But it is not over yet. JF

Since my last message I have managed to locate William Tredwen RICHARDS travelling on ROMAN in 1881, so that is one down one to go! RMS Roman Left Plymouth at 2:10pm on Saturday 20th August, 1881 and Madeira 26th August, 1881at 3:30pm arriving in Table Bay, Cape Town on Monday 12th September, 1881 at 10:45pm. Once again, many thanks for previous help. Barb

Hello from Down Under to all those helpful people at the Cornish List Thanks to the great Cornish resources you have suggested I have opened a Pandora's Box of information on William Hosken RICHARDS (brother of Christopher Ellis RICHARDS ) .....! Virtually all one needs to know :-) If only the same applied to the chap I started out looking into - his brother Christopher. Although I do now have much more than when I started out..... Thanks to helpful assistance from all of you. (Still wondering "why did he leave Cornwall and his wife and 2 children..?") I also have various information regarding PLINT and RICHARDS in South Africa - but how and when did William Tredwin RICHARDS & Elizabeth Jane PLINT (& her family) get there...? I have Elizabeth Jane PLINT 1861 & 1871 UK census (parents Edwin & Mary Ann)........... I have William Tredwen RICHARDS (with mother and uncle on 1861) on 1871 & 1881 with mother and sister............. (William's father Christopher Ellis RICHARDS by then was in Australia) Can anyone suggest where I should look to find them leaving UK to go to South Africa....? Regards Barb